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TIL Marie Curie’s notebooks from the late 19th century are still too radioactive to be handled

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1Ko8 TIL H. L. Mencken when writing about the US Presidency predicted that “On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
o4yR TIL that one Korean soldier during WWII fought for three Armies.In 1938 he was conscripted into the Imperial Japanese Army.He was captured by the Soviet Red Army and forced into service in 1942.In 1943,captured again and forced to fight for the Wehrmacht. Finally, he was captured by US Army in 1944.
GYZ1 TIL That out of 421 US representatives, only 1 voted against the use of retaliatory force after the attacks of September 11th. Barbara Lee.
grg54 TIL Jennifer Aniston had a strained relationship with her mother, who was a former model and very critical of her looks. She recalls not being the 'model child' her mother had wished for.
MkGa TIL that 9/11 caused an extra 1600 people to die in automobile accidents, after they switched their travel plans from flying to driving.