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TIL in the 17th century, Robert Boyle, the "Father of Modern Chemistry," compiled an improbable "wish list" he hoped science would one day accomplish. All but a few have come true.

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69XQY TIL in 1967 Michigan resident James Osterberg attended a concert by The Doors (made legendary by Jim Morrison's lateness and drunken antics) He was so inspired and influenced that his own stage persona evolved into the performer better known as Iggy Pop.
d8EkB TIL about the Kowloon Walled City, a completely ungoverned settlement in the middle of Hong Kong. It was the most dense settlement in history, and was built entirely by hand.
4kVOw TIL about Simone Segouin, the teenage girl who joined the French resistance and went on to become a symbol of resistance against the German occupation.
oRnmW TIL that an Australian research organization took Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Asus, Toshiba and others to court for infringing on its WiFi patents and got them to pay a huge settlement.
O5RX TIL: that up to 75% of all adult African Americans and Native Americans and 90% of Asian Americans are lactose intolerant.