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TIL about Nobel Disease aka Nobelitis - Tendency for Some Nobel Winners to Embrace Fringe Beliefs Later in Life

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ZroR TIL that half of all stars aren’t in a galaxy
Lkw1r TIL that the inflatable sex doll may have been invented by Adolf Hitler, but the project failed because soldiers were too embarrassed to carry them.
8LRL TIL that Austria acquired 15 fighter jets but can’t afford to run them, nor employ enough pilots.
VBAgG TIL: Glaciers and Volcanism have an inverse relationship. Throughout the volcanic record, eruptions dropped significantly as the planet cooled and ice expanded. Inversely, as our glaciers melt and erode the land beneath them, humans should expect to see more volcanic activity across the planet.
em1k TIL The words “Allahu Akbar” are repeated 22 times on the flag of Iran.