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TIL that Einstein was stopped so much in public, he would reply, “Pardon me, sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein.”

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vPLkr TIL a cubic meter of air weighs more than 1kg
OoBmX NASA put 12 astronauts on the moon between 1969 and 1972. With the death Friday of Apollo 16’s John Young, only five of those astronauts are still alive, and they range in age from 82 to 87. No human being has been beyond low Earth orbit since the end of the Apollo program.
P1ZBn TIL although that some sharks do indeed need to be constantly moving, most species of shark have the ability to pump water over their gills and thus respire at rest.
dDkZ9 TIL the founder of TGI Fridays opened the first location in Manhattan in 1965 because he was single and wanted to create a place to meet women, especially airline stewardesses and fashion models. TGI Fridays was also one of the first to use promotions such as ladies' night
JYXyl TIL that in addition to the human microbiome, humans also harbour a 'virome' - a collection of persistent viruses.