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TIL that the actor who played Bogdan in Breaking Bad (Walter White's car wash boss with the often mocked eyebrows) is actually a very successful scientist. He is currently a senior scientist in positions related to the history of the Manhattan Project.

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J1y7j TIL that Violet Jessop is called “Queen of sinking ships” and “Miss Unsinkable" as she survived three shipwrecks: RMS Olympic in 1911, RMS Titanic in 1912, HMHS Britannic in 1916 .
Vjd0 TIL: Stereotype accuracy is one of the largest relationships in all of social psychology. Stereotypes are more valid than most social psychological hypotheses.
J84v TIL the only US President to have a PhD is Woodrow Wilson
7rdv7 TIL: the real Annabelle Doll is a Raggedy Ann doll.
wLKJo TIL in a soccer match between Iran and Denmark, an Iranian player mistook a whistle from the crowd as being the referee's half-time signal, and picked the ball up with his hands in the penalty area. Danish player Morten Wieghorst missed the resultant penalty on purpose, and Denmark lost 1–0.