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TIL Max Planck opposed the atomic theory until the 1890s

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VMmdm TIL of the Book of Judith (~300 BC) whose hero is a beautiful widow who saves her people by befriending and decapitating the Assyrian general.
b9JyQ TIL That there was a woman named Veronica Seider from Germany, who had vision 20x better than an average person. She was able to identify people from more than a mile away.
xA7k TIL the English forced Jews to wear badges over 650 years before the Nazis
QXkk TIL South Korea is one of the most ethnically homogeneous nations on Earth, and racism/xenophobia runs deep for many and for a number of reasons.
v19OR TIL Tim Curry, as well as being an actor, is also an accomplished singer, releasing three studio albums since 1978.