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TIL Einstein’s Brain went missing and was found 23 years later

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nWvKB TIL that in 1990, the Eastern Orthodox & Oriental Orthodox Churches concluded that their 1539 year schism (over whether Jesus had two natures joined perfectly in one incarnate union or one incarnate nature consisting of joined natures) was due to terminology confusion rather than theology
M70MV TIL during the Vietnam War, the U.S. conducted Operation Popeye which involved a "cloud-seeding" mission to stimulate clouds in Vietnam and extend the monsoon season. It was later declassified in 1974, and the United States' involvement in this operation became public knowledge
R7oL9 TIL Apollo 11 landed on the moon just 66 years after the Wright Brother's first flight.
XE816 TIL that the famous lawsuit in which a lady sued McDonald‘s after her coffee was actually justified. McDonald‘s served coffee far beyond industry norm (180-190°F), causing third degree burns on her thighs, 8 days of hospitalization, and skin surgery.
grjdX TIL that the Pubic Wars was a rivalry between Playboy and Penthouse magazines in the 60s and 70s to gradually show more pubic hair on their models without drawing obscenity charges. The “war” ended when Hustler magazine launched and immediately showed more graphic photographs.