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TIL Henry Ford is the only American mentioned in Mein Kampf.

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oVmW TIL that Timothy May predicted Bitcoin, colored coins, Silk Road, and Wikileaks… in 1988.
Jagv TIL while drilling in 1971, Soviet geologists tapped into a cavern filled with natural gas until the ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided the best solution was to burn it off but the gas is still burning today.
Wk8gB TIL That Martin Newell needed a simple mathematical model of a familiar object for his work in 1975. He created what is considered today to be the "Utah Teapot", a 3D test model that has become a standard reference object for testing and demonstrating rendering algorithms and visual effects.
kypB TIL due to Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination in 1948, the Nobel Committee refused to give the Nobel Peace Prize that year because there was “no suitable living candidate.” The Prize cannot be given to deceased candidates. That way Gandhi’s place on the list was silently but respectfully left open.
BrdbK TIL when Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he carried with him a piece from the Wright brothers' first airplane