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TIL Albert Einstein was passionate about sailing despite not knowing how to swim and refusing to wear a lifejacket.

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jYLN TIL that during the 1800 US Presidential campaign, Federalists sent out a paper saying Jefferson was dead, hoping to suppress his support, hoping word would travel slow that he wasn’t dead.
Eeww TIL in 2001 Robin Williams befriended Koko the Gorilla. When told of his death, she signed the word for “Cry” and continued to be somber the rest of the day.
mAE TIL that Elton John chose Lady Gaga as his son’s godmother.
jWPE TIL that when Carrie Fisher was asked wether she knew that Star Wars would be as successfull as it turned out to be she said “Yes, I knew. We all knew. The only one who didn’t know was George. We kept it from him because we wanted to see what his face looked like when it changed expression.”
5ZED TIL someone got so fed up with being on the mailing list of a scientific journal, they wrote a study titled “Get Me Off Your Fucking Mailing List”. The paper was accepted.