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TIL Biologist Rita Levi-Montalcini was forced to hide during the Nazi occupation of Italy. She later identified nerve growth factor as a protein, winning the Nobel in Medicine. She lived to over 100 and claimed "At 100, I have a mind that is superior, thanks to experience, than when I was 20"

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rRAGW TIL of "Long Sleeping Disorder" in which the individual affected needs at least 10 to 12 hours of sleep a night. There is no cure, no negative implications, although some link to introversion. It affects only 2% of the entire world population.
OogV6 TIL Daniel Radcliffe's parents initially turned him down for the role of Harry Potter in 'The Philosopher's Stone' because the initial plan was to shoot six films in LA. They accepted the role after filming was moved to the UK and the contract reduced to 2 movies.
9Yy06 TIL that with every bottle of Laphroaig Whisky, you are entitled to a lifetime lease on a plot of land in Scotland (1ft squared)
NX0Nb TIL Urban Meyer was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the '82 draft. He would hit .182 across two minor league seasons before moving on from the sport.
wLR5Y TIL One of the first ever works of post apocalyptic fiction was written in 1826 by Mary Shelley, author Frankestein. In it, she describes a dystopian future in which earth in the 21st century is ravaged by a mysterius pandemic