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TIL The first native English speaker to teach English in Japan was named Ranald MacDonald

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WkX79 TIL according to a new study at Duke University, WWI helmets protect against shock waves just as well as modern designs, and in one case, even better.
loWRa TIL that Thomas Edison really couldn't stand Mathematics. He struggled getting through Newton's Principia Mathematica and so made it a priority to hire mathematicians.
YERA TIL That Shrek is 108 years old in the first movie
JYAaj TIL that John Hetherington, the inventor of the top hat, caused a riot when he first wore it in public in 1797. He was arrested for "a breach of peace" after several women fainted and a young boy's arm was broken in the commotion.
WkJR9 TIL - Scientists were investigating why thousands of dead fish would occasionally appear on the banks of an African river. They discovered that the fish were dying due to the huge numbers of hippos pooping in the water.