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TIL that 93% of Steam Users were Born on January 1st

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OGPM1 TIL Konstanti Tsiolkovsky, one of the fathers of space exploration, was designing ideas for a tubular space station in 1896 that would go on to resemble the Salyut stations 75 years in the future.
0w08y TIL that in the 1400’s to the 1600’s the people of the Czech Republic protested corrupt politicians by throwing people out of windows, an act known as Defenestrations of Prague(the capital city of Czech.)
gMk1L TIL of Anne Haining Bates, who was known for her great stature of 7ft 11 inches, normally weighing 340 pounds. She toured with another incredibly tall man, fell in love and married. Their home and furniture was built to their specifications, with 8ft doorways and 14ft ceilings.
mApo TIL the ugli is a citrus fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit, an orange, and a tangerine. Named ‘ugly’ for its unsightly, rough, wrinkled, greenish-yellow rind.
XE6Mr TIL Nikola Tesla predicted smart phones with incredible accuracy almost 100 years ago