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TIL: Internet joke ‘Boaty McBoatface’ was commemorated on a 50p coin

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yVNrV TIL that the character of Dracula was based on Walt Whitman, whom Bram Stoker regarded as the archetypical man.
Z8QdG TIL around 3000 ethnic groups around the world use insects as a source of food. Insect eating is common in Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. 80% of the world's nations eat insects of 1000 to 2000 species. About 2 billion people worldwide regularly consume insects.
BrXYD TIL Ulysses S. Grant was broke and dying of throat cancer, when Mark Twain offered an unheard of 75% of royalties to his widow for him to write his memoirs. Julia Grant received $450,000 dollars from royalties.
vPw0r TIL Max Planck, the father of quantum theory, considered his quantum hypothesis just a mathematical trick to get the right answer rather than a sizable discovery until Einstein interpreted his hypothesis realistically and used it to explain physical phenomena.
o5Kr TIL there is a Iron Pillar in Delhi that has avoided rusting for 1600 years. The pillar has been called a testament to the skill of ancient Indian blacksmiths".