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VBrdZ TIL June Huh dropped out of high school & then took 6 years to earn his B.S. Though a professor had sparked an interest in mathematics, he was accepted into only 1 PhD program due to his undergraduate experience. However at age 39, he was awarded the Fields Medal "the highest honor in mathematics".
VBN5D TIL, we were sending men into space, and nearly sent man to the moon, before we discovered what plate tectonics were. We didn’t know how mountains or earthquakes happened until 1966
x64y1 TIL that insects undergoing metamorphosis can retain their memories even though their bodies, including their brains, essentially melt down into gloop and reform entirely. It is not understood how this is possible.