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TIL Saudia Arabia accidentally printed thousands of textbooks containing an image of Yoda sitting next to King Faisal while he signed the 1945 UN charter

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5VxkR TIL about Louise Farrenc, a French composer and the only woman to hold the postion of Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatory in the 19th century
78omX TIL that there was a spinoff of Final Fantasy XIl in the works by a Swedish game developer (Grin), but Square Enix disapproved of the game developer's Nordic art style. SE refused to bankroll the idea and Grin filed for bankruptcy.
Bvnk TIL that Yuri Gagarin’s heart was beating at 64 beats per minute just half an hour before the launch that would bring him to space. 64 BPM is lower than the average person’s pulse just after waking up in the morning
wGP7 TIL No existing species of tree can grow higher than 130 meters (427 feet) as it is physically impossible for the water to rise higher due to pressure.
gr8KA TIL Fritz Haber invented a process of ammonia synthesis both to save the world from starvation and to serve the German war machine. He never saw the creation of Zyklon B from his process and its use by the Nazis to kill his relatives in the gas chambers. His wife committed committed suicide.