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TIL that the name "quark" for subatomic particles was inspired by the book Finnegans Wake. Physicist Murray Gell-Mann coined the term after seeing the following passage in the book: ‘Three quarks for Muster Mark!’.

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0d0PM TIL k-pop phenomenon only happened because Jurassic Park. In early 90s, Korean Government officials issued a report for the president stating the movie revenue was almost equivalent of exporting 1.5 Million Hyundai cars. As a response, the government invested a lot of money in cultural industry.
9wkkG TIL that nowhere in any dialog written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle does Sherlock Holmes ever utter the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson”
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