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Til that in 2007 a California man died when he was hit in the head by a fire hydrant that it was dislodged from the sidewalk when a passing car struck it

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GYQOj TIL In 1920, the New York Times published an editorial titled "A Severe Strain on Credulity," mocking scientist Robert Goddard's contention that a rocket could conceivably leave the atmosphere and even reach the moon. They later printed a retraction, the day after the launch of Apollo 11.
A4yn TIL that Josef Stalin fired, imprisoned, or executed 3,000 biologists because he preferred the research of a guy who denied the existence of genes ard natural selection, and thought that rye could be transformed into wheat. Soviet crop yields declined during his tenure.
v15mR TIL Canada has a 50 cent coin denomination that is still minted and in regular circulation, but incredibly rare to see in transactions
5YjaB TIL that the first science fiction convention was held over 100 years ago. Like many that came after it featured cosplay and panels and was a disastrous financial failure.