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TIL Steven Hawking Megathread.

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loOYK TIL in 1988 the final history exams for more than 53 million Soviet schoolchildren were cancelled because much of the history they had been taught were lies.
v1067 TIL that George Francis Train organized the Union Pacific Railroad. He also traveled around the world in 80 days, which inspired the Jules Verne novel, Around the World in 80 Days.
QJxYd TIL The band Hot Chocolate had at least one hit song every year from 1970 to 1984 and their 1975 song "You Sexy Thing" made the top 10 in three decades.
vPDZ7 TIL A paper claiming aircraft were invented in India during the Vedic Age (1500 B.C. to 500 B.C.) was presented at the 102nd Indian Science Conference in 2015.
MeXZW TIL that Grover Cleveland is the only President in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.