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TIL that a study shows that a man who is 5’6” needs to earn $175,000 per year more than a 6 foot man to be “equally desirable”

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myap TIL Jane Goodall was first mocked by scientists for her findings and told animals do not have feelings (tell that to dog owners) nor use tools
e0eoD TIL that just one minute prior to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, US Planes dropped an unsigned letter over the city addressed to professor Ryokichi Sagane, who had studied with three of the scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, urging him to tell the public about the danger of the bombs.
R7mK8 TIL that during WW2, the UK planned to build 'unsinkable' giant aircraft carriers with 40ft thick hulls made out of a mixture of ice and wood pulp. The project was canceled, but the scale model took three years to melt.
4XNV6 TIL The band Phoenix once played a secret concert at a high school in Austin. To attend, the students needed to have perfect attendance.
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