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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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neWOd TIL of Magdalena Solis, a Mexican prostitute who was paid to imitate an Incan goddess as part of a scam. She then began to genuinely believe she was a goddess, took over the cult, and started sacrificing her followers.
8aGG4 TIL in Norway, stripping counts as an art form for tax purposes.
6WVX TIL that China kidnapped a 6 year old boy after he was named second highest Tibetan Lama. His whereabouts are still unknown
lonKK TIL Philadelphia leads the nation in sweatpants purchases per capita.
P19lG TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors.