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TIL that in 1943, American banker Donald Triplett became the first person to be diagnosed with autism. He was labeled as "Case 1".

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wLZE1 TIL Bill Gates predicts that the growth of instructional software will replace textbooks. However, in a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books
ANP4x Today I learned that the children of identical twins are basically half siblings as opposed to first cousins on a DNA level.
awQb TIL that the supply of Plutonium-238, the fuel used to power Curiosity and other exploratory spacecraft, is nearly depleted and is no longer being produced by either the US or Russia.
JYW0V TIL The Rock was considered for the role of Willy Wonka in Tim Burton’s remake
mx1bo TIL That a "Union Station" is a station where tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies.