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9wPEX TIL Edwin Land set out to invent the Polaroid instant camera in 1943 after his young daughter told him it was stupid that he had to go home first, develop the film at a lab and make prints before she could see a photo of herself
rNLDw TIL that approximately 80% of faculty members (i.e., professors) with Ph.D.s in the U.S. were trained at just 20% of universities, while the five most common doctoral training universities account for one in eight U.S.-trained faculty members.
naZB TIL Anyone can be naked anywhere in Oregon at any time provided there is not “intent to arouse”
4k4oX TIL Yoko Ono, the controversial former wife of the Beatles' John Lennon, is one of the most successful dance club artists on Billboard, with 13 #1 dance club hits and ranking as the 11th most successful dance club artist of all time by Billboard
D1m9D TIL There is a Mayan dollar scam in Mexico where vendors use made up dollars to trick tourists. For instance, a vendor offers a gemstone or carving for $3. You pass him a $10 bill, but he only returns $1 and claims it is 3 Mayan dollars which is equivalent to $9