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TIL that Isaac Newton’s dog knocked over a candle and set fire to 20 years worth of research

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j09a TIL that in 1973 science historian James Burke predicted the widespread use of computers for business decisions, the creation of metadata banks of personal information, and changes in human behaviour, such as greater willingness to reveal personal information to strangers
6EVPm TIL Liam Neeson was once a school teacher, but got fired because a student pulled a knife on him, and Neeson punched him
JYRdj TIL: An 18th century German named Matthew Birchinger, aka "the little man of Nuremberg," played instruments, was a calligrapher and a famous magician. He performed tricks that have never been explained. Yet he had no hands, legs, or thighs, and was less than 29 inches tall.
GY4E7 TIL Ronald Reagan would write personal checks to individuals with financial struggles. He was known to drop $4,000 or $5,000 checks into the mail for certain people. He was also known to call upon the Air Force to aid in the transport of children who were experiencing medical emergencies.
QJrL TIL Mcdonalds has redesigned their Mcflurry cup to be animal friendly after reports of hedgehogs starving to death as a result of getting their heads stuck in the lid.