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TIL that Lise Meittner, the co-discoverer of nuclear fission, never won the Nobel Prize. She was nominated 48 times in both Physics and Chemistry.

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Lm90 TIL Bono wears glasses all the time because he has glaucoma
6EpAX TIL that when left untreated, rabies has perhaps the highest mortality rates of any virus or disease, virtually 100% fatal.
78LKp TIL of the egg fried rice protests, a form of anti government protest In China where internet users post recipes for fried rice on October 24th, and November 25th. This is in reference to the birth and death of the son of Mao Zedong, who died from a bomb whilst cooking outside during the Korean war
pYy8b TIL while inhaling helium can make your voice sound high, there is a gas that does the opposite and makes your voice sound lower - sulphur hexafluoride. But by displacing oxygen in the lungs, it also carries the risk of asphyxia if too much is inhaled.
loYKV TIL the Hawaiian language is unique in that it is the only language with "gendered" nouns not based on male or female. Instead they use one gender for "things you can control" and the other for "things you can't."