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TIL the average weight for US men aged 20-74 years rose from 166.3 pounds in 1960 to 191 pounds in 2002

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X019P TIL of the Schön scandal, concerning physicist Jan Hendrik Schön, who rose to prominence after a series of breakthroughs with semiconductors that made him in contention for the Nobel prize. It was later discovered that all his research was completely fraudulent.
dD84Q TIL Jacqueline Susann became the first writer in publishing history to have three consecutive #1 novels on the New York Times Best Seller list. The first being "Valley of the Dolls" 1966, then "The Love Machine" 1969, followed by "Once Is Not Enough" 1973.
BroOb TIL Viktor Hovland is the only Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour
6959m TIL the first computers were humans, most of whom were women. A person performing mathematical calculations, before the widespread use electronic computers, was ascribed the term computer. From 1865 onwards, women composed a considerable proportion of these human computers, playing a pivotal role.
9YGRB TIL "allergic queen" in playing cards is a nickname for a queen facing away from the flower she holds