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TIL that H.P. Lovecraft was a virulent racist, and the fear he encountered after moving to ethnically-diverse Brooklyn helped him develop his horror writing.

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7rG4p TIL that after Speedo released the LZR Racer in 2008, 93 world records have been broken by swimmers wearing an LZR Racer and 33 of the first 36 2008 Olympic medals have been won wearing it as of 24 August 2009. Its “technological” advantage led it to be banned from further high end competitive use
graD8 TIL the human stomach opens to the body's right. Thus, if you have acid reflux, you should lie on your LEFT, generally not on your right or on your back. [corrected source]
9YmZB TIL that the very first Nobel Prize in Physics went to Wilhelm Röntgen for his discovery of X-rays.
Yp7J7 TIL Leonardo Da Vinci's mother died of malaria
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