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TIL The creator of Barbie and the creator of Hot Wheels were married.

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VBGDZ Today I learned that cockroaches were used to make medicine and makeup in ancient china
gn7W TIL in WW2 the Finnish bombers joined the formations of returning Russian planes and bombed the landing and landed planes.
OGJg7 TIL the highest point above Earth’s center is not Everest. It’s Mount Chimborazo, in Ecuador. This is because the earth is not a perfect sphere, but rather oblong shaped. The earth is fatter in the middle from centrifugal forces during its constant rotation.
l7lnK TIL meticulous records were kept of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1392 to 1865. One example of the contents is when King Taejong fell from a horse and immediately told those around him not to let a recorder know about it. Both his fall, and the subsequent command were recorded.
xlZ5 TIL Watson and Crick, famous for discovering the DNA double helix model, essentially stole their information from female scientist Rosalind Franklin.