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TIL China has nearly 100 million Wangs

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dBQd TIL Conrad Heyer, 1749-1856, was the earliest-born man known to have been photographed. He fought in the U.S. Revolutionary War.
yVJEV TIL Lockheeds “Rosetta Stone” breakthrough on stealth came from a math equation - courtesy of the Soviet academic Pyotr Ufimtsev who published his equation. The Soviets were not even working on stealth tech at the time.
PYOnO TIL that Teller (the silent half of Penn and Teller) began doing magic in complete silence when performing at fraternity houses as he found it reduced heckling and beer thrown at him during his act.
awGG0 TIL The moon doesn’t just cause ocean tides, it also causes Earth tides, raising and lowering the Earth’s crust by centimeters.
OGQN4 TIL about Popcorn Lung, a disease caused by a chemical in artificial butter flavoring. In 2012 a microwavable popcorn consumer was awarded US$7.27 million in damages after contracting the disease.