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TIL Albert Einstein’s brains were kept and dissected both improperly and against his wishes, and his eye balls remain in a safe deposit box in New York City…

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BGrK TIL John Quincy Adams called for the adoption of the metric system in the 1820s.
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BrV1r TIL that Wood Frogs don't hibernate in the winter like other animals, rather they cryogenically freeze their bodies, stopping all their organs INCLUDING their heart, and stay this way for months before thawing themselves out when the weather gets warmer in the spring.