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

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x6BRk TIL that Polio is one of only two diseases currently the subject of a global eradication program, the other being Guinea worm disease. So far, the only diseases completely eradicated by humankind are smallpox, declared eradicated in 1980, and rinderpest, declared eradicated in 2011.
QJQ9L TIL that Usain Bolt set his 9.58s 100m record on a diet of chicken nuggets
LkD7V TIL About “The King who ate himself to death”- King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died after eating a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, kippers and champagne, which was topped off with 14 servings of his favourite dessert: hetvägg made of semla and served in a bowl of hot milk.
jooX TIL: Victor Licata Killed his family of 5 with an axe. His crime was blamed on Marijuana and was a driving force behind its prohibition and the inspiration for the movie Reefer Madness.
mxQaY TIL that CFO Magazine stopped giving out its annual Excellence Awards in 2001 because the three previous winners had all gone to prison