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TIL actor Alan Alda teaches improv to scientists to help their public speaking

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OQ4Y TIL that when William “The Refrigerator” Perry Sold his Superbowl ring in 2011, a 10 year old kid bought it with his college savings and gave it back to him.
0dkxv TIL: John Von Neumann learned an entire 7 year medical program in 2 weeks, can divide 8 digit numbers and converse in Greek at age 6, worked on the Manhattan Project, and published 150 papers in his life. Colleagues claim if he lived longer, the world would be drastically different.
vJ6r [TIL] In the early days of baseball, the umpire sat behind home plate in a padded rocking chair.
MJGW TIL that 65% of America has only one or two options for internet providers.
dmLK TIL the Apollo 13 astronauts probably hold the record for farthest distance from Earth traveled because of their modified flight trajectory due to the damage done to the Service Module of the spacecraft