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TIL that the light bulb was invented 18 years before the discovery of the electron

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XKw6 TIL that Christians introduced “Christian Power Cards” to compete with Pokemon due to the concept of ‘Pokemon Evolution’ going against the Biblical creation account in Genesis.
Z8Dxp TIL about Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Had he remained the sole owner of his creation, he could have easily become the world’s first trillionaire. However, Berners-Lee graciously decided to hand over the Web to the world, no strings attached.
PYbew TIL of Bayard Rustin, the gay civil rights leader and advisor to MLK who singlehandedly shaped his non-violent protest methods. He was forced to resign to protect the movement when a congressman threatened to fabricate a story of an affair between him and King to dissuade protests in his district.
gr7O7 TIL: Ivan Pavlov of Pavlov’s dogs also experimented on orphaned children which involved drilling a hole in their cheeks and applying electric shocks.
69YaQ TIL that Joe Frazier (undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973) fought most of his professional career legally blind in his left eye.