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TIL abou Fritz Haber, a Jewish German chemist who discovered the mass synthesis of Ammonia as fertilizer. He later aided Germany in WW1 by discovering Nitrogen explosives, weaponized Chlorine gas and early versions of Zyklone gas.

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wpkW TIL the entire movie “Chinatown” is portrayed subjectively through the eyes of the main character, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson), who appears in every scene. In fact, in the one scene when Gittes is knocked unconscious, the film fades to black and fades back in only when he awakens.
4VVa TIL that there’s a word for the day after tomorrow: overmorrow.
pYwQ4 TIL Karl Marx had four daughters, all of whom were named Jenny after their mother, Jenny von Westphalen.
WkOwN TIL that during the 1960s, North Korea and China fought a number of border skirmishes over the Paektusan mountain
mBLP TIL that almost half of Japan’s Millennials between 18-34 are virgin and some find fault in the rise of economic status of Japanese women.