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TIL scientists in 2013 took actually pictures of molecules before and after a chemical reaction.

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Ngdb TIL Pakistan, a country created for Muslims, disables cellular services on Islamic holidays to prevent violence between various Islamic sects
1ajmX TIL that Katherine Rawls dominated women's swimming in America during the 1930s, winning 33 national titles. During World War II she switched to flying as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). "Katy" ferried B-25 and B-26 bombers across America, as well as P-51 and P-63 fighters.
rNn8y TIL: In Oct 2003 and Jan 2004, two separate men disappeared in Naples, Florida after being detained by the same deputy, who claims to have dropped both men at two different Circle K convenience stores after he “changed his mind about arresting them” — both men were never found.
BgB8x TIL that Soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina, widely regarded as a potential future star until 1979, was rushed back to training after an injury and pressured to perform a dangerous move (the Thomas salto), which resulted in a broken neck and left her a quadriplegic. She passed away at 46 in 2006.
Z8PxB TIL that Whitesnake’s monster hit from 1987 “Here I Go Again” is a remake of a 1982 Whitesnake song