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Today I Learned that Einstein never received a nobel prize for his work on relativity

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KYKoE TIL people have consumed corn silk to treat gonorhea and to make children stop urinating on their beds
b6nQj TIL that James Barrie lost his 13-year-old brother in an accident as a kid. To comfort his mother, he started speaking and acting like his brother, and his mother always treated him as if he was his dead brother. Thus, Barrie later wrote a novel about a kid stuck in eternal childhood: "Peter Pan".
kJAw5 TIL that the maximum flying speed by an aircraft was reached on October 3, 1967 when the military jet North American X-15 set a speed record of 4,520 miles per hour.
XE1vE TIL The 5 oldest companies, still running, are in Japan, and 52.8% of the worlds 985 oldest companies (that's 520) are in Japan.
V5YB TIL: Keanu Reeves was once forced into playing a serial killer due to a friend forging his signature on a contract. To avoid a lengthy legal process, Keanu just took the job.