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TIL that inventors of the two most impactful weapon technologies of WWII, Merle Tuve (proximity fuse) and Ernest Lawrence (uranium enrichment for the atomic bomb) were childhood friends and neighbors from the same small town in South Dakota
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TIL that "On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 COLLY birds." Traditional versions of the "12 Days of Christmas" song include the word COLLY instead of CALLING. Colly likely means "black", as in my true love gave me 4 blackbirds on the 4th day of Christmas.
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TIL Abraham Lincoln's voice was described as surprisingly pitchy (even falsetto like), shrill & nasally. Alongside George Washington's who was noted as high breathy, shaky and so low & quiet "as to call for close attention." Despite this, both were still noted as amazing orators from onlookers.