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TIL: The American government under J. Edgar Hoover ruined Oppenheimer's life and his descendants did not get better treatment either, his daughter committed suicide by hanging at age 32.

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noZW TIL as much as 70 percent of the Chinese population is nearsighted……………
Lk0WP TIL that the street in front of the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest was named in honor of Liviu Librescu, Romanian–American scientist and engineer. A prominent academic in addition to being a survivor of the Holocaust, he is renown for his heroism during the 2007 Virginia Tech Shooting.
WkbL4 TIL the longest jury deliberations lasted 4 1/2 months after 6 months of testimony in the McClure vs City of Long Beach trial. Jurors drank before testimony, took unauthorized vacations, and even lied about an illness to see a horse race.
x6gnw TIL the name "fancy ketchup" means there is a set percentage of tomato solids used in the condiment, as set by the USDA. (Other grades being Standard and Extra Standard)
aK6b TIL that Keurig K-Cups generate 10 times the solid waste that would be generated from a standard drip brewer and most of that waste isn’t recyclable. Co-founder John Sylvan said, “I feel bad sometimes that I ever did it.”