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TIL that after Einstein’s death in 1955, a small notebook containing his calculations was found. That notebook has been posted online for everyone to see.

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dwM9 TIL Benjamin Franklin considered fishing “unprovoked murder” and refused to eat them, until he witnessed smaller fish in cod stomachs on a trip to New York, after which he reasoned “ if you eat one another, I don’t see why I mayn’t eat you…”
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