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TIL the first human to recieve Streptomycin, the cure for tuberculosis, was future Presidential nominee Bob Dole

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ealJ TIL The man responsible for introducing tobacco to Europe was imprissoned by the Spanish Inquisition because “only Devil could give a man the power to exhale smoke from his mouth.”
xVnJg TIL Physicist Freeman Dyson, who died in late February, was the first to propose advanced aliens would likely build "Dyson Spheres" around their home stars, which are giant shells that capture most of a star's energy to help power an entire interplanetary civilization.
kR9m TIL the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted 12-year-old leukemia survivor Declan McLean-Pauley’s wish to blow a bunch of shit up
0P15 TIL that NASA engineers and employees in the firing room celebrate successful launches with a tradition of eating beans.
LQBKQ TIL A class-action lawsuit claims that people who enjoy the night sky with telescopes have been consistently overcharged. The amateur astronomy market in the US is 80% controlled by two companies and the telescope global market is predicted to grow to $294 million annually by 2025