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TIL that mules can't reproduce because they're the sterile offspring of a horse and a donkey

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nDGb TIL Irrational numbers are called irrational because they aren’t ratio-nal (they can’t be described as a ratio or fraction)
GK6G TIL Kanye West sampled a song by Aphex Twin, tried to avoid paying for it and claim he had written it, and when Aphex offered to redo the sample for him, the response was, “It’s not yours, it’s ours, and we’re not even asking you anymore.”
ep5Pb TIL that while there are theories, we do not know conclusively why ice is slippery
4XBK5 TIL Ketamine is a potent antidepressant. A single low, sub-anesthetic dose of ketamine given via intravenous infusion may produce antidepressant effects within four hours in people with depression. These antidepressant effects may persist for up to several weeks following a single infusion.
m1aXy TIL, Internet Protocol had been successfully implemented in Birds (IP Over Avian Carriers, RFC 1149) with 9 packets of data, 55% packet loss ratio, and 3000000-6000000ms response time (to put into perspective, typical fiber latency is 12-15ms, at least a 20000000% increase).