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TIL Kaninhoppning (lit. Bunny Hopping) Is the Rabbit Version of Show Jumping

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j6nBa TIL that when designing the Hewlett-Packard 9100A desktop calculator, Bill Hewlett insisted that it be small enough to fit on his desk's typewriter stand. The prototype was slightly too large. A HP carpenter secretly modified the desk so the calculator would fit.
d85rQ TIL Richard Kuhn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1938 "for his work on carotenoids and vitamins". Kuhn collaborated with high-ranking Nazi officials, denounced Jewish co-workers in 1936, and is no longer considered a suitable role model by the Society of German Chemists
5VrW9 TIL that a paper ball thrown by a fan is displayed in the museum of German football club Werder Bremen. The ball helped Werder Bremen to reach the final of the UEFA Cup in 2009, after it interfered with a backpass by the oppositian, which led to Bremen to score the winning goal in the semi-final
EgGMp TIL Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 micro-naps a day so they can stay vigilant and guard their eggs.
gQe7 TIL there are Target stores in Australia with the exact same logo, name, and branding that have no affiliation with the actual Minneapolis-based retailer all because Target didn’t trademark their name in Australia.