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TIL that Leonardo Da Vinci played a significant role in the founding of modern paleontology

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nwa9 TIL that Anne Frank’s family was denied visas by the U.S. government because of stricter immigration policies.
8axgP TIL Jewish people make up 0.2 percent of the world population, but 54 percent of world chess champions.
okGK Today I learned that Autotune was originally invented for use by geologists
78ONM TIL the Chevy Suburban has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
N7DwN TIL One nuclear fuel pellet, roughly the size of a pencil eraser, provides as much energy as one ton of coal or nearly 150 gallons of oil.