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TIL the earliest known maps are of the stars, not the earth.
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TIL that authors sometimes use the "Small Penis Rule" as a strategy to avoid defamation lawsuits. They give their characters small penises as a way of preventing others from claiming that the character is based on their likeness.
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TIL that most pictures we see of “old” Einstein are many years after he published anything groundbreaking as his most noteworthy achievements are from his miracle year of 1905, when he was 26
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TIL: The use of jet air hand dryers spread bacteria and viruses all over the bathroom and are far worse than using paper towels.
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TIL Donald Trump took out full-page newspaper ads in 1989 calling for the execution of 5 alleged rapists who were all minors and later turned out to be innocent
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TIL: Henry Ford introduced the $5 work day in 1914, doubling his avg employees wages overnight and investing $10m of profits back into his employees coining the term "profit sharing" which helped launch the American middle class and was seen as "an honest wage for an honest days work."