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TIL the first cables laid cross the Atlantic Ocean were insulated with hemp.

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m15dE TIL that it is unknown why the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Norway despite the other Nobel Prizes being awarded in Sweden. Alfred Nobel, who the awards were established in memory of, said that it should be that way in his will and gave no explanation as to why
awD4y TIL when Richard Feynman was interviewed for an article titled "The World's Smartest Man", his mother responded when she found out: “Our Richie? The world’s smartest man? God help us!"
1EGD TIL that when Einstein arrived in Paris by train in 1922,many high profile reporters, diplomats were waiting for him on the platform. Instead, he sneaked out the back car and off down the tracks, laughing “like a child”.
b9Gaa TIL that under guardianship laws the guardians can sell the assets and control the lives of senior citizens without their consent—and reap a profit from it.
b6y97 TIL that according to a popular superstition, it is considered bad luck for a groom to see his bride's dress before the actual day of the wedding.