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TIL the top 100 flying aces of WWII were all German.

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mjgY TIL That Jack Kilby, as a new employee at Texas Instruments, did not have a summer vacation. While the rest of his colleagues took their summer time off, he used his time to invent the integrated circuit
jNYrX TIL about Maurice Ruddick, Canadian Citizen of the Year and coal mine disaster survivor who was invited to vacation in Georgia resort by the governor, but moved to a trailer once the governor learned Ruddick was black.
vGBR TIL that cats (mainly female) bring you dead animals such as mice because they don’t think you could have caught one on your own, all to teach you their hunting wisdom under natural instinct
R7E67 TIL the idea that female fertility dramatically drops at 35 is inaccurate and based on a 19th century study. Modern studies show women over 45 still have an up to 50% chance of getting pregnant.
vxOr TIL if no one smoked health care costs would be SEVEN PERCENT higher! Smokers contribute to economy by dying earlier.