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TIL Chien-Shiung Wu's “Wu experiment” won Nobel prize, but it was given to her male colleagues, completely ignoring the work she put on it.

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oXZR TIL JJ Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, has their headquarters intentionally incorrectly labelled as the “National Typewriter Company,” as Abrams likes typewriters and misdirection.
4XPgR TIL of Brian Moran, 31, a minor league pitcher with the Toronto Blue Jays. In 2019, in his major league debut, Moran pitched a scoreless inning. He struck out one batter, his brother, Colin Moran.
g44A TIL The 7 Wonders of the Ancient world all co-existed in time for 54 years until the Colossus of Rhodes fell.
wJro TIL: Sitting over 11 hours a day results in a 40% higher chance of dying from any cause.
wvko TIL The Walt Disney World Railroad has become one of the world’s busiest steam-powered railroads, with 3.7 million passengers served each year.