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TIL that the leading pioneer of Japanese rocket science, Hideo Itokawa, was nicknamed "Dr. Rocket"

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9YKPB TIL that there is a difference between an acronym and an initialism. An acronym is when the initials of the words form a new word (e.g. NATO = Nayto) and an initialism is when the initials do not make a new word but are instead read out individually (e.g. BBC = B B C)
MyV0 TIL that The Golden State Fence Company, hired to build part of the US-Mexico border wall, was fined $5M for hiring illegal immigrant workers.
6ZVQ TIL a bacteriologist killed 90% of all wild rabbits in France in the span of 2 years when he gave a disease called Myxomatosis to 2 rabbits in his backyard.
R5bM8 TIL That early paintings of Jesus often had him holding/using a wand when performing his miracles
VBkQ TIL: On April 9, 1942 At Madison square garden, 50 elephants in pink tutu’s performed a Ballet.