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TIL Einstein mused that he would have liked to have been a plumber, and promptly was awarded honorary membership in the plumbers’ union

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v1naD TIL that it's possible to rejuvenate cells. Scientists were able to restore vision in old mice with this technic.
nWllY TIL that European trucks are rarely sold in the US was due to a 25% retaliatory tariff (aka the "Chicken Tax") on European trucks, which was put into place after European countries got together and imposed tariffs on imported chickens from the US.
Rbb8 TIL Richard I the Lionheart, the famous King of England, could not speak English and only spent 6 months of his 10 year reign in England
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94a6 TIL when advertisers began to drop Lance Armstrong due to his doping allegations, he reportedly lost 75 million dollars in a single day.