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TIL that the US airforce dropped pamphlets in Hiroshima warning people of the bombing

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0doJA TIL that Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695) was a Mexican nun, writer, philosopher, composer, and poet nicknamed “The Tenth Muse” and “The Mexican Phoenix.” She corresponded with Isaac Newton, studied science, and is considered one of the most important female writers in Mexican literature.
rRw91 TIL that, when Michael Jackson died, the entire internet actually slowed down due to up to 20% more traffic than usual.
X0XLD TIL that artist Margaret Keane had her work plagiarized by her own husband for over 10 years. After winning her court case and leaving her husband, her notably sad and gloomy artwork took on a much happier style.
8ee9L TIL frankincense and myrrh are derived from the hardened resin of desert dwelling plants. The resin gets its aroma from antibacterial chemicals meant to protect the plant from infection.
MZk7 TIL Kindergarten (literally “children’s garden”) while both a German word and a German invention widely adopted around the world is, ironically, not usually part of the German state-supported school system.