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TIL That 3D printing is a 30 year technology that has become popular these years only because the patents have expired or will expire soon.

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pX5A TIL a town in Florida was named Frostproof as a marketing plot to claim that the town would never have a citrus frost. Less than two years after its founding a frost killed most of the citrus in town.
5JpB TIL that a third string catcher, Moe Berg, toured Japan with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in 1934 while working as a US spy. Berg spoke 12 languages and eventually spied on the Nazis during WWII. When presented the report to the president, Roosevelt responded “Give my regards to the catcher.”
BgXOx TIL that after discovering radio waves, Heinrich Hertz was asked about the practical applications of his discovery. He replied, “Nothing, I guess.” He died at age 36, shortly before the first successful demonstration of radio.
bPeQ TIL Carlos Santana revealed to Rolling Stone that he was contacted by the Archangel Metatron and told how to create his next album ‘Supernatural.’ It went on to win 12 Grammy’s including Album of the Year, went 15 times platinum, charted #1 in ten countries, and sold 30 million copies.
5YBwD TIL about Richard Lynn, a psychologist that produced various controversial studies that attempted to map IQ levels based on race. He believes that some races are more inherently psychopathic than others. Critics have labelled him as the face of scientific racism.