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TIL Harry Houdini was respected in the scientific community and used science to expose fraudulent psychics and mediums

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ndPG TIL an iphone would cost around $2000 if manufactured entirely in the United States
graL4 TIL Boeing built an entire fake town on top of their Seattle area factory during WW2
46Qw TIL that a 1965 Barbie came complete with a book titled “How To Lose Weight” that instructed “Don’t Eat!” It also came with a scale permanently set to 110lbs.
9YPEr TIL Marie Curie’s daughter, Irène Curie, also studied radioactivity, and, like her mother, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry for her work. She also died from complications due to radiation poisoning, which was unknown at the time.
EkKx TIL Gobekli Tepe is a megalithic temple in Turkey that predates Stonehenge by 6,000 years.