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TIL Nikola Tesla did not believe in the existence of electrons

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XEj9D TIL about Jocko Graves, a boy who touched the heart of George Washington and who died helping the American Revolution because he was too young to fight.
1XG4 TIL if you have been convicted of a felony, you permanently lose your right to vote in Florida, Virginia and Iowa.
drOj TIL the fire that crippled the hand of jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt also left his right leg paralyzed. Doctors intended to amputate the leg, but Reinhardt refused to have the surgery, and was able to walk within a year
vADx TIL The smell of freshly cut grass is actually the scent that plants release when in distress.
ORB1 TIL the creators of Pac-Man did not now how the game ended as it was designed to run indefinitely. It was only when Billy Mitchell finished the game, after all its internal storage ran out, that they saw how it ended.