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TIL that Frederick Banting, who received the Nobel Prize at age 32, remains the youngest Nobel laureate for Physiology/Medicine.

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WkAO9 TIL of Sable Island, a small Island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. This tiny sand filled island (which only has a single tree) is famous for having caused over 350 shipwrecks. It’s also famous for having a random population of almost 500 free roaming horses.
b9ra4 TIL the strongest correlation with high IQ and personality traits is openness. It is thought individuals with a high level of openness enjoy the experience of learning and prefer an intellectually stimulating environment.
4kD15 TIL in 2016 “Worlds Luckiest Man” survived a plane crash and then won the Dubai Millionaire Lottery 6 days later. “God saved me for some specific purpose“ he said.
ZpZ8R TIL that NATO translated and distributed 50,000 copies of “The Sneetches” by Dr. Seuss during the Bosnian War to encourage tolerance to children.
GW7 TIL America’s first Muslim congressman was sworn in using Thomas Jefferson’s Koran