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TIL in 2012 hurricane Isaac caused the Mississippi river to flow backwards for 24 hours

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Y7EZG TIL Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize for explaining the photoelectric effect, a lesser-known (but still revolutionary) contribution, rather than his groundbreaking theories of relativity.
e0vKE TIL "The Bare Necessities" From Disney's animated movie "The Jungle Book" got nominated for Best Original Song At the 1967 Oscars.
e0eeg TIL that Michael Jordan didn’t actually have the flu during his infamous “Flu Game” in the 1997 NBA Finals vs. the Jazz. Rather, it is believed that his late night pizza was poisoned by the pizza delivery guy. Jordan went on to play 44 minutes and score 38 pts to get the win.
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