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TIL 3 of the last 4 new elements added to the periodic table were discovered by a woman named Dawn Shaughnessy. In total, people who are part of the lab she runs have discovered 6 of the 26 new elements added since 1940.

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P1jag TIL Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930, by Clyde Tombaugh. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old English schoolgirl, Venetia Burney. Tombaugh liked the name because it began with "PL," the initials of Percival Lowell, the astronomer who first predicted its existence.
jXYN TIL that John Lennon beat a man close to death because of a gay joke
8lxP TIL that Orthodox Jews say a prayer after defecation thanking god for having an Anus and for the ability to use it.
yQmPV TIL that the origin of high-heels can be traced back to 15th century Persia when soldiers wore them to help secure their feet in stirrups. Persian migrants brought the shoe trend to Europe, where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable.
AN7Od TIL about the Pentagon Pizza Meter, where any time any big geopolitical event is imminent (a war, invasion, assassination, etc.) pizza orders at pizza shops near the pentagon soar, as the Pentagon workers are loading up on food for a long night of analysis and observation.