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TIL human beings invented bread before they invented farming

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l795G TIL that Michael Jordan had to wear no. 12 in a game against Orlando Magic due to his iconic no. 23 jersey being stolen before the game and the Bulls only had no. 12 available.
aN9 TIL That 3 divers nicknamed the “Chernobyl Suicide Squad” prevented a second explosion that would have rendered Europe “uninhabitable” by volunteering to dive into highly-radiated water beneath the reactor.
eKVE TIL Buzz Aldrin’s (second person to walk the moon) mother’s maiden name is “Moon.”
VMVmB TIL about Alice Ball, an African American woman who, in 1915, at the age of 23 revolutionized the treatment for leprosy, by creating an soluble & injectable treatment from chaulmoogra oil.
b6rQQ TIL that sodium batteries are a solid alternative to lithium batteries in industrial environments. Sodium is more abundant (500x) and cheaper than lithium. They are also considered safer (non-flammable). Energy density needs to improve for them to work for EV cars