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Today I Learned about The Science of Copper Manufacturing and How It Goes From an Ore to A Wire.

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Lkd5v TIL that in 1979, Brenda Spencer shot up an elementary school, killing two and wounding nine other people. When asked why she did it, she replied, "I don't like Mondays..." inspiring the song by the Boomtown Rats song.
EgkGV TIL With more than 7,253 known glaciers, Pakistan contains more glacial ice than any other country on Earth
mLAx TIL For years, James Randi (nee Zwinge) wrote everyday “I, Randall Zwinge, will die today” along with the date and his signature on a card he carried in his wallet. He hoped in the event of his untimely death, he would be credited with having predicted it.
7rp1M TIL Mark Twain was born on the day when Halley’s Comet flew by earth. He said “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.” Halley’s Commet next appeared on April 21, 1910 which is the day Mark Twain died
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