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TIL in 1961, astronomer Frank Drake created the Drake Equation, a formula to estimate the number of communicative alien civilizations in our galaxy, sparking the modern search for extraterrestrial life.

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E1DXX TIL in 1989 a retired nurse was asked to give her real life testimony about her home accident for a commercial. When they asked her to repeat exactly what she said during the accident, she shouted “I’ve fallen… and I can’t get up.”
WkYNN TIL about the “Cornerstone Speech”, in which the Vice President of the Confederacy stated that the perpetuation of slavery was the primary goal and purpose of secession from the Union
dDQL7 TIL about the Library of Caesarea, a theological library founded in the 3rd century by the Christian philosopher Origen. It contained over 30,000 Christian manuscript and housed the first critical edition of the Hebrew Bible including a lost Gospel.
OoeoL TIL a blind recruitment trial which was supposed to boost gender equality was paused when it turned out that removing gender from applications led to more males being hired than when gender was stated.
mxbEy TIL the game Pokemon Stadium for Nintendo 64 contains a full Game Boy emulator within its code, making it possible to play Game Boy games on a Nintendo 64.