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TIL Leonardo da Vinci did detailed experiments to understand the nature of gravity long before Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton.

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JOoj TIL that after winning four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, back home in America, because of segregation, Jesse Owens was asked to ride a hotel’s freight elevator to get to a reception being held in his honor.
rRRpy TIL that during the 1970s the Wallenberg family owned over 40% of the Swedish stock market
7rPgP TIL when scientist say we are in a "hologram" they mean the information defining the organization of matter has been stored in some form (like on a blackholes surface) even though the matter no longer represents that information in our universe
W4v4 TIL In April 2008, Prince covered “Creep” at Coachella. This version was captured on a video and uploaded to Youtube. However, it was quickly taken down at Prince’s request. After finding out about the blocking, Thom Yorke was quoted as saying: “Well, tell him to unblock it. It’s our song.”
ZONY TIL Operation Popeye was a US military program attempting to extend the monsoon season through weather modification during the Vietnam War.