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TIL Nikola Tesla was only 35 years old when he patented the Tesla Coil and became an American citizen the same year.

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wL06E TIL on Michael Collins during Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, he was afraid of media focus if the mission failed , if he returned alone to Earth, & he was concerned about his mice companion not getting sick on quarantine back home.
grl07 TIL the lead singer of Boney M, the band that had the song “Rasputin” died on the same date and in the same town as the real Rasputin.
e0QwD TIL of the existance of a group called "The Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck" who exists solely for the purpose of raising funds to be donated to other non-profit organizations.
nxjY TIL that a new type of math was invented for Futurama in the episode “The Prisoner of Brenda”
5Yv6k TIL about Liam Ashley a 17 year old boy from New Zealand who had criminal charges pressed against him by his parents for using their car without permission. His parents denied bail so he would be sent to prison. While being transported in a prison van, He was attacked by a offender and killed.