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TIL the inventor of Guess Who was a classmate of Anne Frank

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J1Jkl TIL the Harvard professor on administrative leave over falsified research data, Francesca Gino, published a book with the subtitle, "Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and In Life"
JY0om TIL of Paul Alexander, one of the last people living in an iron lung after he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of 6. Despite his disability, he is an author and practicing lawyer
PpRe TIL the last time olympic medals were made of pure gold was 1912, now a gold medal only needs to be covered with 6 grams of pure gold
m1RDx TIL After Machiavelli's works were placed on the first Papal index of prohibited books, his family challenged the decision. The church eventually offered them to allow publication of a censored version of his works, with the author's name suppressed. His grandsons indignantly rejected the offer
eyxD TIL NORAD has had to intercept 12-18 Russian bombers annually at the Canadian border since 2007.