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TIL that Shaq was an early investor in Google.

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6EnG7 TIL that according to an APA research, there is an evidence to conclude that sexualization of young girls has negative effects in a variety of domains, including cognitive functioning, physical and mental health, and healthy sexual development.
xVnA7 TIL an ancestor of mine John Balmer was the first man to be killed by a shark in New Zealand.
5VwPD TIL that Robert Hooke has been called “England’s Leonardo.” He discovered microorganisms and a law of elasticity; observed the rotation of planets; revolutionized city planning; and presaged theories of optics, gravity, and evolution.
Bgr0e TIL Captain Robert Campbell whilst a prisoner of the Germans in WW1 asked the Kaiser to visit his dying mother in England. Surprisingly he was given permission, provided he returned to prison afterwards. He did
5V8Z9 TIL John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote "I Wanna Be Your Man" for the Rolling Stones. It was their first big hit in the UK.