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TIL Wikipedia had an entry with a list of proven conspiracy theories. They have deleted it and automatically delete all attempts at making new one. Here is an archive of the deleted list.

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QVPp TIL that “generic” and “specific” are derived from “genus” and “species” and were originally scientific biological terminology
4X5Ag TIL, the first human flight was in 875 AD. Abbas Ibn Firnas built a glider out of silk and feathers and flew for 10 minutes, but didn't quite work out how to slow the landing until after the flight and was injured. There is a crater on the moon named after him.
WBGo TIL the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series were not written by a single author, rather by a collection of ghost writers which which all wrote under a collective pseudonym.
yQ1EM TIL when someone has a similar appearance, and specifically, a similar face, it is a powerful cue for feelings of trustworthiness. It invokes feelings of kinship.
JQK1 TIL the famed black opera singer, Marian Anderson, while performing at Princeton’s concert Hall, was refused lodging at the nearest inn because of her race. Upon hearing this, one local invited her to stay at his home. That man’s name? Albert Einstein.