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TIL Alexander Fleming's mold that produced the first antibiotic, penicillin, was kept frozen since 1945 and its genomes are used for regrowing nowadays

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e0ZYJ TIL when Hitler was Chancellor Jewish orgs/papers said, "nobody would dare to touch Jewish constitutional rights", "forces are active that would turn against a barbarian anti-Jewish policy.", "It is a hopeless misjudgement to think that one could force a dictatorial regime upon the German nation."
p8wdb TIL About the battle of Shipka Pass, in which 5,500 Bulgarian volunteers and 2,500 Russian Soldiers defended against a 40,000 strong Ottoman army and successfully held their position.
b6oQ TIL that actor Kevin Spacey has kept his private life as secret as possible and says “The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen.”
wLm8W TIL that even though Sammy Sosa is the only player in MLB history to hit 60 home runs in a season 3 times, he didn't lead the league in home runs in any of those 3 seasons.
p18G TIL The US President must pay for their own meals. Most experience sticker shock & complain.