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TIL that the human race almost went extinct in 70,000 BCE when the Homo Sapien population dipped as low as 40 breeding pairs in the wake of the Toba volcanic explosion.

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KO4GG TIL that Einstein's support for pacifist, civil rights and left-wing causes in Europe had drawn suspicion from J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI, and after his arrival to America, the Bureau launched what would eventually become a 22-year surveillance campaign since the FBI believed Einstein was a Soviet spy.
XOZE TIL that Houdini hated psychics & before his death he came up with a code word for his wife. In the event of his death she was supposed to go to as many psychics as possible to see if they could guess the word. None were able, thus proving Houdini’s point.
oBBWK TIL Someone actually made and sold a reusable condom.
e0EXg TIL Cary Elwes' ancestor, John Elwes, is credited as the inspiration for Charles Dickens' character, Ebenezer Scrooge
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