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TIL Marie Skłodowska Curie changed the world not once but twice. She founded the new science of radioactivity – even the word was invented by her – and her discoveries launched effective cures for cancer. She is the 1st woman to win a Nobel Prize, and 1st person to win a second Nobel prize.

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lonmG TIL Finland trains elite soldiers in Lapland in preparation for a future war with neighbouring Russia. The two countries share an 833 mile border and were in conflict during WWII.
edLk TIL that T-Mobile collects the web pages you visit on your T-Mobile phone, even if you are using WiFi and not their network.
KY8NR TIL The earliest defibrillation was done on a chicken in 1775
jNvyN TIL Guan Pinghu was a leading player of the guqin or Chinese zither. His recording of "Stream" was included in the Voyager Golden Record, containing music from around the world, which was sent into space by NASA. It is the longest excerpt included on the disc and the only excerpt of Chinese music
Oon94 TIL of the great catnip caper, in 1909 a man found wild catnip growing and decided to sell it door to door in NY, he incited a feline riot and was arrested for drawing a crowd of cats.