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TIL Albert Einstein had an affair with a Soviet spy.

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R7OL1 TIL about the endangered Maleo bird from Indonesia. Maleos make their nest with decomposing vegetation on the bottom, then place the egg and cover it with sand or soil. The layers make a natural incubation by the decomposing bottom layer releasing heat, and the top layer of sand keeps the heat in.
0EBL TIL that employees and customers of the popular grocery chain Market Basket successfully boycotted the company after its beloved CEO was fired. During the monumental protests, Market Basket lost an estimated 10$ Million per day.
67Nw TIL that the top 8 participants in Olympic events go home with an Olympic Diploma
Oo0g1 TIL about Saadat Shahr, a small rural community in Iran nicknamed ‘Astronomy Town’ because of the residents’ passion for stargazing. The town clubbed together to pay for an observatory and on special occasions all the lights are cut to improve the view of the night sky.
oOBW TIL Walt Disney had his mustache accidentally lit on fire by the animator Ken Anderson. Ken was worried that he’d be fired, and it was showing in his work, so Walt shaved his mustache and spent the week eating lunch with Ken so he wouldn’t feel so alienated.