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TIL that it took Rubik a month to solve his own creation (“Who Created the Rubik’s Cube?” Paragraph 3)

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5rYn TIL Bobby Farrell, writer of the hit “Rasputin”, died on the same date, in the same city as Rasputin.
JaAB TIL Lord Acton actually said “Power TENDS TO corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Which is much more nuanced.
wopOM TIL that Nick Culkin holds the record for the shortest debut in Premier League history - just 80 seconds! Nick came on to replace Raimond van der Gouw in stoppage time against Arsenal at Highbury on 22 August 1999 and the referee blew up right after Culkin took the resulting free kick.
WkNxA TIL Animals confined to small places in zoos often start exhibiting unnatural repetitive motions or Trichotillomania due to neurosis caused by confinement labeled az zoochosis the zoo equivalent of psychosis
drOj TIL the fire that crippled the hand of jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt also left his right leg paralyzed. Doctors intended to amputate the leg, but Reinhardt refused to have the surgery, and was able to walk within a year