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TIL JFK’s Harvard essay was only five sentences long
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TIL that Izzy Einstein, an American prohibition-era federal agent, found booze within 35 seconds of his arrival in New Orleans
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TIL of Angel’s Glow, a condition observed in soldiers at the Battle of Shiloh, when their wounds began to glow blue and heal faster. In 2001, a 17yo discovered it was caused by nematode vomit, the beneficial bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens.
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TIL that there was another general Paulus responsible for the fall of an empire. After revolting against the western roman emperor, the Heruli stormed on Italy. General Paulus was leading the remainder of the roman army. The Battle of Ravenna was the finishing blow to the empire.
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TIL that when a baby giggles to ‘peekaboo’ the infant has developed knowledge that objects and people continue to exist even if they are not currently visible.
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TIL 3 scientific papers were published because of new knowledge gained about black holes in the rendering of scenes for the movie Interstellar