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TIL the last grandson of Albert Einstein was also a physicist and died in 2008. He was the only grandchild of Albert Einstein to survive childhood.

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gyV7 TIL: “Kenjataimu” is the Japanese word for the post-orgasm period in which he can think clearly because his mind is free of sexual desire.
DnKV TIL that in 2011, in response to a bill prohibiting Tennessee school teachers from alluding to homosexuality, George Takei offered his last name in lieu of the word “gay”, e.g. “Takei Marriage”, “Takei Pride Parade”, and even “That’s so Takei”
5YPvB TIL in the mandrill species, if a beta male wins a fight, then it gradually transforms into an alpha male - gaining larger testicles, more colorful skin, and the ability to produce offspring with females. If an alpha male loses a fight, then the reverse happens.
vPMLr TIL when Adolf Hitler was a child, he took singing lessons, sang in a church choir, and even considered becoming a priest. This was during his early years in Austria, long before his interest shifted toward politics and art.
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