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A third of Americans believe Covid-19 laboratory conspiracy theory.

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kOLG5 TIL that Lillian Gilbreth, the real mother from Cheaper by the Dozen, was also one of the first women to earn a PhD in engineering, pioneered the field of industrial psychology, and invented the pedal trashcan.
b6WVQ TIL That author Jane Austen's brother Francis fought in and commanded over numerous naval battles, was knighted, and eventually promoted to Admiral of the Fleet.
MewBW TIL that an estimated 10-20% of young women in industrialized countries have a contact allergy to nickel
O5xY TIL March 6 is the official “Day of the Dude”, in the belief system of “Dudeism”
Jerk TIL an NCAA football coach was fired after a co worker found porngraphic videos of children on his cell phone. He fought the charges vigorously after being charged with 2 felonies. He was finally reinstated after 18 months after it was revealed it was his kids taking a bath.