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TIL that Max Planck, the father of quantum theory, lost his son, Karl Planck, in 1916 during World War I. Karl, who was serving as a lieutenant in the German army, was killed in the Battle of Verdun by French forces.

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awAP9 TIL a Scottish woman named Maggie dickson, was sentenced to execution by hanging on 2nd sept. 1724, she survived the hanging and climbed out of her coffin as it was being transported. The courts ruled she was a free woman as the punishment had been carried out. Known after as 'half-hangit maggie'.
neAvP TIL that during kidney transplant surgery, the existing kidneys generally aren’t taken out unless there is a medical reason to remove them. The donated kidney is placed into the lower abdomen, where it’s easiest to connect it to the important blood vessels and bladder.
gdjW TIL Art, Music and Poetry were once Olympic Sports
grrA8 TIL Xerox invented and patented Ethernet
x6bAg TIL: Open Skies is an international treaty signed by 34 nations which allows member states to conduct unarmed surveillance flights over any part of each others territory.