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TIL, while much of the evidence and general consensus supports the Wright Brothers as “First in Flight” Alberto Santos-Dumont, Gustave Whitehead, and others have competing claims.

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rRyv0 TIL that a year is a leap year not only if it's divisible by 4 -- it also has to be divisible by 400 if it's a century year.
jP6a TIL 1 in 5 adults admits to peeing in the pool. This, with a combination of cosmetics and sweat, is what leads to people’s eyes turning red. Not the chlorine
kbkW TIL there is a giant 2,400 year old mushroom in Oregon, its roots cover 2,200 acres of land making it the largest living organism in the world
W598 TIL, Theodore Roosevelt referred to Thomas Paine, who came up with the terms “United States of America,” as a “filthy little atheist.”
lyl5 TIL that in 1997, 14 year old Nathan Zohner was able to get 43 out of 50 of his classmates to vote to ban “Dihydrogen Monoxide” for his science fair project. His project aimed to prove that the use of true facts can lead the ignorant public to false conclusions. He won first prize.