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9w06M TIL of the 118 elements, 19 are named after 20 people. Only Seaborg and Oganessian were honored with elements while still alive, and Oganessian is the only one still living. Proposals to name elements for Einstein and Fermi came during their lifetimes, but they had passed before it became official.
LQyVZ TIL that the first written mention of the card game "Blackjack" was in the novel "Rinconete y Cortadillo", written by Miguel de Cervantes (Author of "Don Quixote" ). likely because he was a gambler. The game is used by the protagonists to cheat people out of money.
eBX6 TIL that Ernest Hemingway survived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, a fractured skull, and more.
9YYa7 TIL Vice President Dick Cheney shot a man in the face, who then apologized for getting shot in the face.
lL9a TIL 138 Reagan administration officials had been convicted, indicted or had been the subject of official investigations for official misconduct and/or criminal violations during his term, making it the highest criminal conviction record for any President’s staff or cabinet.