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TIL Harvard invented the college interview and evaluation of extracurricular activities to weed out Jews in the selection process.

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lokma TIL whale oil was used in GM transmissions until the early 70’s.
jNNyv TIL 40mm grenades that launch parachute suspended reconnaissance cameras exist.
xGl5 TIL: When he turned 80, Leonard Cohen took up smoking again after a 30 year break, stating “I’m looking forward to that first smoke. I’ve been thinking about that for 30 years. It’s one of the few consistent strings of thoughts I’ve been able to locate.”
nbyr TIL the phrase ‘duck’, used in cricket to mean a score of zero, is short for 'duck’s egg’, referring to the shape of the number. 'Goose-egg’ is prevalent in U.S English while the French equivalent 'l'oeuf’ (egg) is the origin of 'love’, meaning zero in tennis.
p8Y9Z TIL that the rate of world population growth is now decreasing.