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TIL Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was the first woman to get a Ph.D in computer science

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xDd5 TIL words and phrases that are often misspoken or misspelled in a certain way (e.g. “for all intensive purposes” instead of “for all intents and purposes”) are called eggcorns, with the term itself being an eggcorn for the word “acorn”.
kJ5d7 TIL Mork & Mindy was a spin-off based on a season 5 episode of Happy Days, "My Favorite Orkan". This episode helped Robin Williams kickstart his career, and he signed a contract for Mork & Mindy just 4 days later.
b9jEZ TIL that the 1989-1991 BMW Z1 had vertically sliding doors that descended into the automobile’s body, providing an innovative and not since repeated aesthetic.
WkMKA TIL, that while they may look silly and harmless, platypuses can be dangerous — at least certain ones. The males come equipped with sharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet that can add some extra pain to a kick.
d8BZr TIL: In 1928 the third richest man in the world disappeared from his private airplane midflight.