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TIL the Russian slang Gopnik, which is a type of hooligan that is known for posing, and hanging out in large groups, in a squatting position.

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QNaXE TIL of Isaac Rice, a 1800s music teacher turned businessman who made electric cars & submarines and invented his own chess opening called the Rice Gambit. He loved it so much that he formed a Rice Gambit Association where he sponsored top players to play in tournaments only using his opening.
Lkv9p TIL of TempleOS. An operating system written entirely by schizophrenic programmer Terry Davis, who believed his code was a third temple that could talk to God. The innovative os has been noted for its speed, one engineer noting Davis would have been another Wozniak or Jobs were he not mentally ill.
PG4O TIL Henry Johnson, the “Black Death”, was awarded the Purple Heart in 1996, Distinguished Service Cross in 2002, and the Medal of Honor in 2015. He died penniless in 1929 after his wife and children left because he couldn’t work due to his injuries.
GYk6j TIL that Samoa never had a December 30, 2011 because they moved from the eastern side of the international dateline to the western side on December 29, therefore skipping a day. Employers were still required to pay their staff for December 30 even though it never existed.
mxpgy TIL that 65-85% of blue eyed white cats are born deaf. Congenital sensorineural deafness is most common in pure white cats and can occur regardless of eye colour, but has a much higher chance in those with blue eyes.