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TIL that LASIK eye surgery uses the same algorithm NASA created to dock space shuttles in order to properly align the laser to the eye.

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nWelr TIL that Louis Nathaniel de Rothschild was arrested by the Nazis in 1938, he was released only after lengthy negotiations between the family and the Nazis and upon payment of $21,000,000($387,575,106.38), believed to have been the largest ransom payment in history for any individual.
Zp06p TIL "Shrek" won the first Academy Award for best animated feature.
16Wxd TIL that both successful and unsuccessful attempts at humor increase perceived confidence, but only successful attempts also increase perceived competence and social status
QLRd TIL horse-sized ducks (Dromornithidae) roamed Australia 50,000 years ago
5wnk TIL of Pedro Lopez, serial killer convicted of murdering 110 girls and later released from prison in 1998 after 16 years in prison