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TIL of Albert Lawson, a former pro baseball player who went on to form his own theory of physics and believed he found a way to live to 200 years. I

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Z8yRR TIL that your “Miranda Rights” was named after Ernesto Miranda who wasn’t read his rights prior to confessing to a crime. Years later Ernesto was stabbed to death but when a suspect was arrested, unlike Miranda, he exercised his right to remain silent. With no evidence against him, he was released.
KYdNR TIL the creator of HBO's White Lotus was a contestant on both Survivor and The Amazing Race.
D1Zmj TIL aluminum is so corrosion resistant because where iron and steel rust, Al combines with oxygen to form a material even harder than aluminum itself, called corundum. This is the second hardest naturally occurring material, next to diamond.
neAJY TIL in 2014 a Malaysian man bought a "penis enlarger" online but scammers simply sent him a magnifying glass instead
dDy6r TIL that the only woman to ever appear on an US Dollar banknote has been Martha Washington. She appeared on the 1886 and 1891 series of one-dollar silver certificates. Her portrait was used again next to her husband, George, on the back of the 1896 one-dollar note