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TIL that the first person ever diagnosed with autism is still alive

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0wyxp TIL that the bassist of Rage Against the Machine once climbed the set of the MTV Video Music Awards to protest not winning Best Rock Video
LQ0yV TIL the navigator Henry Hudson was cast adrift by mutineers, along with his son and six others in 1611, in Hudson Bay. They were never seen again.
mxjZM TIL that in 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb in space that was 100 times more powerful than Hiroshima. The aftereffects eventually caused six or more satellites to fail, as radiation damaged their solar arrays.
kRag TIL, Frodo had the ring for 17 years before going on his quest instead of the handful of days the movie shows.
PYMnV TIL that all thoroughbred horses are given the birth date of Jan. 1 regardless of when they were really born.