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

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PYPeE TIL that beer mugs are not called "steins" in Germany. "Stein" is the German word for "stone." The English word "stein" probably comes from the German word "Steinzeug" which means "stoneware"—the type of pottery that cheap beer mugs are often made of.
NXGZP TIL of Ernst Haeckel a German scientist who in 1914 was the first person to call The First World War, The First World War.
mLNv TIL that if a female Great White Shark was born during the filming of Jaws 3D (1983), it would only now be able to start reproducing. Great Whites are estimated to take thirty-three years to reach sexual maturity.
P1eMG TIL that one of the major factors that made Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, as the choice for piloting Vostok 6 in June 1963, was that she proved lucky in the timing of her menstrual cycles earlier that month.
VJkk TIL Yankees star Derek Jeter gives gift baskets to his one night stands