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TIL a gay Vietnam veteran once said “I got a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one”

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Br9Qr TIL when ketchup first rose to prominence the primary ingredient was mushrooms. “Mushroom ketchup” was the leading recipe for nearly 200 years until “Tomato ketchup” began to rise in popularity.
RrZj TIL that gold gets its color from special relativity. Relativistic contraction shrinks the gap between the s and d orbitals, allowing gold to absorb blue instead of ultraviolet. If not for relativity, gold would appear more silver in color.
v1lmx TIL of the book “Finnegans Wake”. The book is written by James Joyce and is composed of composite words from sixty to seventy world languages. Written over a period of 17 years it is considered to be one of the most difficult works in the Western canon.
69LN8 TIL E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” is on banned books list b/c talking animals & “ it questions some religious beliefs.” https://readingpartners.org/blog/five-more-childrens-books-you-didnt-know-were-banned/
VBgeB TIL If Earth was 50% larger in diameter we would not be able to venture into space using rockets.