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TIL of Kim Ung-Yong, a South Korean man who was a guest student at a university at the age of 3, was invited by NASA to conduct research at 8, and earned a PhD in Civil Engineering at 15. He also has the highest IQ ever recorded in history.

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kJOZm TIL of “Nobel Disease”, a tendency for Nobel Prize winners to adopt pseudoscientific ideas later in life
rRr6d TIL that after Albania became independent in 1912, the candidates for Prince of Albania were a Hungarian baron, an Italian marquess, a Romanian nobleman, and a Spanish diplomat. In the end, they chose a German prince.
X0pPE TIL there’s a mountain in Wales called Cnicht—a Welsh transliteration of the English word “knight”—which has retained the original pronunciation of the English word, featuring no silent letters.
4NWw TIL J.R.R. Tolkien and Hitler fought against one another during one of the biggest battles in the First World War, the Battle of Somme.
5Y5b8 TIL that Theo Albrecht, co-founder of the discount store Aldi, negotiated his own ransom when he was kidnapped and held for 17 days; he later won tax relief on the ransom payment claiming it was a business expense.