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TIL Alan Turing (the father of Computers and AI) is most cited for a paper on biology

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nX5r TIL the Canadian ice hockey team were so dominant that they did not participate in the knock-out tournament of the 1930 World Championships. They were put straight into the gold medal final game, and the tournament was played to determine an opponent. Canada won 6-1 in the final to claim the gold.
X0LbD TIL: Most Teabags contain plastics, and release micro plastics in large amounts when brewed
x6ovD TIL during WW2, because of the lack of oil, gas generators were used to allow cars to use wood as fuel in several places such as France, Britain and Finland
9wlK7 TIL Jimmy Carter signed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history which more than doubled the size of the National Parks System
nQOP TIL actor Alan Alda teaches improv to scientists to help their public speaking