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TIL that at age 16, Einstein took the entrance exam for the college, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, and he failed it. The language and history sections were the sections he struggled on. He did well on the math and science sections.

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9Yjdm TIL not a single survivor of the original 115 settlers of Roanoke Island were ever found in 1590. There was no trace of violence, struggle or even a grave, only the word 'CRO' carved in one tree and 'CROATAN' carved in another. It is one of the oldest unsolved mysteries in American history.
oRdEY TIL One "horsepower" is the amount of power a horse can generate on average over an entire day and a 1 horse can actually output upto 15 horsepower.
4E1N TIL that inserting swear words into other words (e.g. “abso-fucking-lutely”) is referred to as expletive infixiation.
OG74R TIL that superheroes have a history of kicking nazi butt.
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