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TIL that contrary to popular belief, Einstein never failed math in school. In fact, by fifteen he had already mastered differential and integral calculus.

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Vnak TIL that in addition to numerous allegations of corruption, the current president of FIFA once headed an organization whose mission was to outlaw nylons so women would be forced to wear garters which he considered sexier
PY0Eg TIL modern atomic clocks are so accurate that if Yellowstone were to threaten eruption, we would be capable of detecting it in advance because of the time distortion.
697jJ TIL Fifty-seven percent of Afghan women marry before 16 years of age, 29% are forced into marriage to settle tribal conflicts, 84% are illiterate, and the average woman gives birth to eight children. Afghan women also have the highest prevalence of self-immolation in the world.
l7XBr TIL on 21 July 1950, An elephant called Tuffi fell 12 metres (39 ft) down from the Wuppertal Suspension Monorail into the River Wupper in West Germany
GYXBg TIL that when Guillermo Del Toro's father was kidnapped, director James Cameron gave Del Toro over $1 million in cash to help pay the ransom.