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TIL that the cornerstone of the US Atomic Energy Commission headquarters contains a time capsule. Inside the capsule are (among other items) scraps of linen from the Dead Sea Scrolls, which were authenticated by carbon-dating & included as evidence of atomic science's non-violent benefits to society

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XrLD TIL Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s has anosmia and has no sense of smell and a reduced sense of taste. This is why Ben and Jerry’s ice cream has more large, chunky ingredients.
4n6b TIL Sony and other Japanese companies have banishment rooms where they transfer surplus employees and give them menial or useless tasks or even nothing to do until they become depressed or disheartened enough to quit on their own, thus not getting full benefits
KOKZa TIL Abraham Lincoln was clinically depressed for most of his life
DOrp TIL Adele never made a music video for her #1 song “Set Fire to the Rain” because she was undergoing vocal surgery at the time the song was released. This is why an unofficial lyrics video of the song has gotten over 300 million views on YouTube; the most watched lyrical video of all time.
opo7 TIL Germany’s debt from WW1 was equivalent to 96,000 tons of gold.