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kOnV7 TIL on Easter The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan
5Y4En TIL that due to a strong dislike towards mixing of science and politics, Einstein said were he a young man again, he'd choose to be a plumber or a peddler, to which many plumbing companies responded by making him the honorary plumber. Also, there are many Einstein Plumbing companies in the US now.
nWKXb TIL the design of large Victorian-era glasshouses takes its cue from the waterlily's huge leaves. Joseph Paxton tested his idea by standing his daughter on a floating leaf, and then went on to build the 1,851 feet (564 m) long, 128 feet (39 m) high Crystal Palace using the same principle
newkG TIL that there were no ponies used in the Pony Express, just horses.
nWd4b TIL that Superman's lesser known powers include amnesia kisses, shapeshifting face (later dropped because that's something a bad guy would do), and 'wall rebuilding' vision