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N79r8 TIL Ford developed a nuclear-powered, steam-driven concept car in 1957
NGl6 TIL that the world map that we are all familiar with is actually proportionally inaccurate and the real world looks much different. For example Africa is actually so large that it can fit the United States, China, India, Japan, UK, Eastern Europe and 6 other Western European countries combined.
LQ04V TIL that Victorian (and earlier) female scientists, pushed out from "serious sciences," pioneered the idea of documenting and illustrating plants, animals, and insects as ecosystems with lifecycles and context. The idea became central to the artistic guidelines for Pokemon trading cards.
d85gZ TIL the novelization of the original "Star Wars" film was called "Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker" and was published before the movie was released. The novel included the first reference to Emperor Palpatine (who wasn't mentioned in the film), and various other discrepancies.
RGEw TIL that trial by combat may still be legal in much of the United States, having never been explicitly repealed.