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6EkKJ TIL that Napoleon was once interested in considering a submarine as a weapon in his military arsenal to combat ships. When it came time to look at the Nautilus, designed by American inventor Robert Fulton, Napoleon decided that Fulton was a swindler and a charlatan after learning the vessel leaked.
al80 TIL: Female students in China outperform men to such an extent that some universities have introduced a “male quota.”
69Ael TIL about Ota Benga - a young boy from Congo who was kidnapped at the beginning of the 20th century to be held at a zoo with monkeys.
Z8Jjv TIL when Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci earned the first perfect score in the Olympics, the scoreboard displayed "1.00" instead of a perfect "10". Omega SA, the manufacturer of the scoreboard did not program the device to display a 10, since they thought it was impossible to attain.
eWvb TIL a plant was modified to grow potatoes and tomatoes and is called “ketchup-n-fries”