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TIL edamame beans are just unmatured soy beans

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ddNj TIL of Henry Moseley, who rearranged the Periodic Table based on atomic mass and died aged only 27 in WW1. Isaac Asimov said of his death, ‘in view of what he might still have accomplished … his death might well have been the most costly single death of the War to mankind generally’.
KOMDB TIL after his friend's eyes froze over from removing fogged goggles during a test flight, John Macready began working with Bausch & Lomb to create goggles better suited for flights into the upper atmosphere. Using his original shape, tint and fit, the design would become the Ray-Ban Aviators.
W7GL9 TIL that in the years following WW2, Nazi German warplane designs were extensively studied and shared amongst allied powers and the Soviet Union. This resulted in the development of the Axial Thrust Engine, a design so cutting edge that its principles are still found in modern jet engines today.
mNQy TIL that Jamaica is considered the most homophobic place on earth. Men are even afraid to seek treatment for HIV out of fear they will be associated with homosexuals.
RNj1 TIL Reddit is owned by billionaires.