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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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XEWLj TIL that the inventor of the X-Ray never patented his accidental discovery due to the obvious benefits to medical applications.
m0yM TIL that 4 out of 10 US citizens don’t know what currency the UK uses (according to survey)
0dGdN TIL Orcas will even kill other whales
OGxQg TIL in Kyrgystan they play polo with a headless goat
G0D1 TIL that when one fails the British/Dutch navies’ Submarine Command Course (“The Perisher”), he is not told yet, but his bag is packed for him. When a boat/helicopter is ready the sailor is told of his failure, given a bottle of whisky, and immediately goes. He can never serve in a submarine again.