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TIL that Natalie Portman has had papers published in two scientific journals. While at Harvard, she co-authored a study called “Frontal Lobe Activation during Object Permanence: Data from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.”

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mr4O TIL that a Mentally Ill man shot himself in the head as a suicide attempt. The bullet cured his disorder and he became a Straight-A college student.
GYXg1 TIL that the Pearl Harbor memorial development had slowed to a halt, only for Elvis to jump in and contribute 50,000 dollars through his "Aloha from Hawaii" benefit concert.
gr0yy TIL of the Rio Negro Bridge at Manaus, Brazil, a huge and expensive bridge that is the only crossing point of the Amazon or any major tributary. It has been called "a quintessential bridge to nowhere" and does absolutely nothing to connect Manaus to Brazil's road network
0xGy TIL in 1947 there was an explosion in Texas City so large, it instantly killed the entire fire dept, knocked airplanes out of the sky, and people eleven miles away fell down.
4Xg6b TIL in 1961, Marvel introduced the Fantastic Four. They were considered unconventional at the time because they were flawed characters who squabbled, held grudges, and sought celebrity.