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TIL that Robert Hooke has been called “England’s Leonardo.” He discovered microorganisms and a law of elasticity; observed the rotation of planets; revolutionized city planning; and presaged theories of optics, gravity, and evolution.

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4WEo TIL When Julius Caesar died, he left today’s equivalent of about $270 to each and every Roman citizen.
gMpy7 TIL Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter was an aspiring mycologist when the prestigious Linnean Society rejected her submitted paper on fungi reproduction because she was a woman. 100 years later (and 54 years after her death), they formally apologized for their sexist treatment of her work
yVQbX TIL TIL After he died Einstein’s family directed that he—meaning all of him—be cremated. Dr. Thomas Harvey, the pathologist who performed the autopsy, decided to remove Albert’s brain before releasing his body to the undertakers. He stored Einstein’s brain in his home for 20+ years in Mason jars
VB0Jm TIL the battle of Normandy was actually named Operation Overlord, with the launch assault at the beaches of Normandy, commonly referred to as D-Day, formally called operation Neptune
Q7BM TIL that Los Angeles imposed a fast food ban in one of its poorest, least-healthy neighborhoods. In five years, the percentage of overweight and obese people in that area jumped from 63 percent to 75 percent.