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JYA6B TIL of Enheduanna, a woman who is the earliest known poet and author in history from the 23rd century BC, who was appointed high priestess of the city of Ur by her father Sargon the Great of Akkad who was himself the earliest known emperor in human history.
ne16d TIL Family guy ripped a video off Youtube to use in their show without asking the original creator/uploader. Fox promptly claimed the video violated their copyright and had it taken down. Only when the shows creator Seth McFarlane stepped in, the content was reinstated.
Brrxr TIL About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation which is a technology allow the use of small magnets to stimulate brain centers treating various mental ailments.
jBPn TIL From 1800 to 1929, Americans lived through 23 recessions and four depressions, or one every 4.8 years.
v1BL4 TIL that tennis legend Rafa Nadal is predominantly right-handed yet he plays left-handed. When growing up he was playing double handed forehand and backhand but Uncle Toni (his coach) pushed him to use his left as he would be more difficult to play against. 18 grand slam titles later......