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TIL that the shapes in Tetris are called tetrominoes.

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0dW9N TIL that despite living under Jim Crow, Percy Julian was a doctor who pioneered the drug industry. After he developed the chemical synthesis of hormones like testosterone & progesterone, he became the first African American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
ZpebY TIL only one genuine 1983 model year Corvette exists in the world. Every other Corvette from that year was crushed.
4d5X TIL: Samuel Adams received a female slave as a wedding gift. He accepted the gift, then promptly freed her.
p87a4 TIL Pajamas Took Off Because Everybody Wanted To Look Their Best During Zeppelin Bombing Raids
OOwX TIL in Quechua the word “behind"is the same word as"future”. The word"In front"is the same word as"Past". Due to this, their temporal interpretation of life is that humans are walking through life backwards. They can see their past, but the future is unknown & yet to be seen, thus it is behind them.