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TIL that we’re not just splitting atoms. In Switzerland they’re experimenting with splitting electrons too.

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oB88Y TIL James Taylor’s father served as the medical officer for Deep Freeze, an expedition to Antarctica.
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wdbJ TIL When his boat sank off the Jamaican coast, Chris Blackwell - the producer who first discovered Bob Marley - was found near-death by some Rasta fishermen. They nursed him back to full health, forming a bond with their culture that became the basis for his famous investment in the island’s music.
9YvvG TIL Pennsylvania’s Seal has a reverse side, which depicts Liberty holding a wand topped by a liberty cap. In her right hand is a drawn sword. She is “trampling upon tyrrany, represented by a lion.” The entire design is encircled by the legend "Both Can't Survive.”
P0YL TIL that the worst war of Mankind was the Mongol conquest, killing up to 17 % of the world population, 14 % more than WWII.