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TIL that Orthocarbonic Acid is called “Hitler’s Acid” because its molecular geometry resembles a swastika

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VB11m TIL that a theory is not a theorem. A THEOREM is a statement of fact, that can be logically proven using a set of axioms (baseline assumptions about what’s true). A THEORY is an idea about how the world works, and cannot be proven – it can only be tested.
OG99Y TIL that Chile and England briefly shared the same head of state when, in the 16th century, Mary I of England and her husband Philip II of Spain were made the King and Queen of Chile.
rN98M TIL that the light bulb was invented 18 years before the discovery of the electron
YpwjP TIL there were supersonic passenger airplanes in the past that could go up to 1500 mph. However, our current commercial airliners only cruise at the speed of 575 mph
grEO4 TIL that in 2014, in Hangu, Pakistan, 14 year old Aitzaz Hasan Bangash saved his high school from a suicide bomber by confronting the man alone. While other students fled into the school for safety and to raise the alarm, Aitzaz held the man at bay until his bomb detonated, ending his life.