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TIL that TGI Fridays banned “flair” because of the movie Office Space.

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x6Q41 TIL that in 1897 an Indiana physician believed he found a new mathematical proof to square the circle. He convinced a legislator to propose a bill that would declare π equal to 3.2. While Indiana could teach this proof for free, other states would need to pay a fee to teach it. The bill did not pass
6ERZJ TIL the earliest of several attempts to ban coffee took place in Mecca 1511 CE. Its effects on the mind were decided to be as intoxicating as alcoholic drinks, and therefore was banned on religious grounds. It was overturned later as coffee has been shown to sharpen instead of dull the senses.
78MgX TIL the person who named the 'pacific': Ferdinand Magellan
ep6xk TIL diabolical ironclad beetle - this beetle has one of the strongest exoskeletons of any insect, allowing it to withstand forces up to 39,000 times its body weight!
9oQD TIL the number one most played song on U.S. radio of the 2000s decade was “How You Remind Me” by Nickelback. It was played on the radio over 1.2 million times.