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TIL Scientists Can “Unboil” an Egg

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ngOP TIL that in 1969 Mick Jagger wrote to artist M.C. Escher asking him to provide an image for a Rolling Stones album cover. Escher turned him down. He’d never heard of the Stones. He’d never heard of Jagger and he objected to Jagger addressing him by his first name.
XEKGE TIL that my Great Uncle (Grandpa's Brother), Aldo Vera Serafin, was a Cuban Exile who was shot and killed by "unkown assailants" in the '70s. He was the head of the "Technical Investigations Department," which is a fancy name for "Cuban FBI." He betrayed Castro by working with the CIA and fled Cuba.
yQjyX TIL that George Washington is the second richest American president in history, worth 580 million when adjusted for inflation.
byGZ TIL that Canadians who win a sweepstakes have to answer a math question to claim the winnings to keep it from being considered gambling or a game of chance.
j4Ma TIL when Jack Nicholson was asked for a comment immediately following Heath Ledger’s death, he replied: “Well, I warned him.”