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TIL the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion was 14 years old and is now funded by the federal government for nuclear research

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b644Q TIL that according to the Cleveland Clinic if you want to remember the correct rate of compressions while performing CPR on an unconscious person, you can follow the beats of songs such as Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" or "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira - i.e. 100 to 120 times per minute.
R7dV6 TIL "Taro Yamada" or 山田太郎 is the Japanese equivalent of John Doe - a generic male name and the female equivalent Jane Doe is "Hanako Yamada" or 山田花子.
6EVZl TIL The FDA tried to regulate vitamin supplements in high doses (>150% DV) due to potential health risks. Regulations were fought by the Vitamin Industry, who then funded a bill preventing all FDA regulation of supplements, which has been law since in 1976.
PY59O TIL that Kpop group EXO is the first and only non-royalty to be displayed on the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world.
PkOO TIL To avoid the appearance of nepotism as the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Kim Coppola changed his name early in his career to Nicolas Cage, inspired in part by the Marvel Comics superhero Luke Cage.