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TIL Newton kept an encrypted list of sins in his private diary which was partially decoded only in 1964

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5peP TIL that The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells released in 1898 inspired Robert Goddard to invent the rocket technology that resulted in the Apollo 11 moon landing 71 years later
9wYBX TIL In the sixth century AD, suicide became a secular crime and began to be viewed as sinful. In 1533, those who died by suicide while accused of a crime were denied a Christian burial. In 1562, all suicides were punished in this way.
4pPw TIL that a man named Tatsuo Horiuchi has been using Microsoft Excel to create award-winning artwork for over 13 years
VM4P4 TIL that a cockatoo, an Australian bird, was kept by the Holy Roman Emperor in the 13th century, 4 centuries before Australia was discovered by white Europeans.
y7Lv TIL that four college students help trick the citizens of Brazil by making them think their money was worth more than it was, thus saving the country from it’s economic depression.