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TIL that Natalie Portman has had two papers published in scientific journals, one published before she graduated high school.

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4kgPX TIL cormorant and pelican guano harvested from islands off the coast of Peru and Chile was used in the Inca highlands to boost agricultural output. The Inca created what the first known animal conservation scheme to safeguard the birds' breeding grounds with violations punishable by death
nQjb TIL the Lee-Enfield rifle has been in active service with at least one military since 1895 (currently still used by the Canadian Rangers)
4k85b TIL that one of the most popular stars of the silent film era in Hollywood was a Japanese man named Sessue Hayakawa. His “broodingly handsome good looks” made him a “heartthrob for American women”.
vK8j TIL Steve Jobs tried to donate a computer for EVERY school in America, when the government did not collaborate he did it to the 10,000 schools in California
x607g TIL the Nazis attempted to ban the Old Testament from the Christian Bible. The Nazis believed that the Old Testament "corrupted" the Christian faith. The Reich Church likewise rejected the divinity of Christ Jesus.