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TIL that Einstein was born on Pi Day

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9YDPM TIL that David Tennant was so popular as the Tenth Doctor in Doctor Who that the BBC considered cancelling the show upon his exit rather than casting a new Doctor, as they thought the show would fail without him.
LPGd TIL the Tarzan Yell is trademarked (officially known as a Sensory Mark). “The mark is a yell consisting of a series of approximately ten sounds…” It takes over 200 words to technically describe how Tarzan yells.
LQ14m TIL Rhinoplasty(nose reconstruction surgery) has been performed since 3000 BC in Egypt, and a 600 BC Indian technique using a flap of skin from the cheek to reconstruct the nose is still in use today.
jNZbj TIL the F-82 "Twin Mustang" fighter plane, designed to escort bombers thousands of miles to Tokyo, was literally two P-51 Mustangs joined at the wing. Both cockpits were fully functional, so one pilot could sleep while the other flew the plane on missions that could last up to 12 hours.
oBemW TIL uranium is one of the more common elements in the Earth’s crust. 40 times more common than silver and 500 times more common than gold.