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TIL Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, is an scientist and still publishes papers to this day

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4QkJ TIL of Archibald McArthur, a successful Wisconsin lawyer who took a vow of poverty, later moved to Florida at age 79, and left his family members each $5, while leaving his remaining fortune of $3 million in today’s money to a stranger he met on a park bench.
9Y8rD TIL of the Flint Effect. A result of cities being so delinquent in solving murders they appear to be beset by serial killers.
Eg9BX TIL "OK" is an acronym for "Oll Korrect," a purposeful misspelling of "All Correct," as a joke in 1800s newspapers.
9edB TIL that the countries with the highest rates of female in management positions are Russia, Latvia and Indonesia, while the lowest are the US, the UK, Spain, Denmark and Germany
Lk8dQ TIL Dolphins sleep 'unihemispheric'. They rest one hemisphere of their brain at a time, and even sleep with one eye open. They cannot breathe unconsciously; they have to actively decide when to breathe & would drown if they slept 'polyhemispheric' like us.