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TIL that the alchemist dream of transmuting lead into gold has actually been achieved

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wLKBW TIL that abolitionist martyrJohn Brown was “cheerful” awaiting execution. Brown, a devout Christian recognizing the power of martyrdom, was “fully persuaded that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than any other purpose.” Emerson: “If he shall suffer. the gallows will be glorious like the cross.”
oBXlK TIL Warren Buffet, the world's third richest man with a net worth of 75 billion took Bill Gates to Mcdonalds and paid for his meal using coupons.
Wj4 TIL there is an ingredient used to make microwave popcorn “butter flavouring” called diacetyl that if inhaled can cause a dangerous condition known as “Popcorn Lung.”
W7Mlo TIL that "Master" is an honorific used to address boys that are too young to be called "Mister".