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TIL electron orbitals are 3 dimensional standing waves.

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5Qlr TIL that Vlad the Impaler stopped payment of tributes to the Turks. Turkish ambassadors went to Vlad, demanding immediate payment. Vlad, hearing that they were not prepared to remove their turbans as a mark of respect while in his presence, had the turbans nailed to their heads.
a8vjM TIL that alleles have a big impact on your sexuality
QJ4Kk TIL that the USS Arizona had the guns of her #2 turret salvaged, relined and placed upon the USS Nevada. These guns were later fired in anger upon the Japanese at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
d8keZ TIL about the Bangladesh genocide of 1971. This was the largest genocide since the Holocaust, with upwards of 3,000,000 people dying.
oyQR TIL George Lucas planned to become a professional race-car driver, however, a terrible car accident just after his high school graduation ended that dream permanently.