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TIL Einstein wasn’t an atheist but believed in the God of Spinoza

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j64eR TIL Neil Armstrong received hundreds of thousands of cards and letters from all over the world after his historic moon landing. James Hansen selected 400 letters out of 75,000 for publication in a book and donated 55 hours of one-on-one tape-recorded interviews with Armstrong to Purdue’s Archives
yQ6be TIL the winner of the first season of the American show "Survivor", Richard Hatch, served 4 years in prison for Tax evasion after failing to report his winnings to the IRS.
AN0r4 TIL sore muscles a day after a workout are not caused by lactic acid build up. It's called DOMS, delayed onset muscle soreness, and it's mainly general inflammation and microdamage.
woev8 TIL that, in 2004, a single 13-year-old was banned from using the word "grass" anywhere in England and Wales
py0N TIL that Perrier water and its competitor San Pellegrino are both owned by the Nestle corporation.