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6EMEX TIL that when Lumber Baron William E Boeing created the Boeing Airplane Company in 1917 the company depended on designs from their first aeronautical engineer hire, Chinese MIT grad Wong Tsu. He worked for a year with the company before returning to China. He fled to Taiwan when Mao took over China
eKBE TIL Stan Lee almost quit making comics. He only continued when Lee’s wife urged him to experiment with stories the way he wanted to, since he was planning on changing careers and had nothing to lose. This led to the golden age of comics.
XEYaj TIL Annie Hawkins-Turner, better known by the stage name Norma Stitz ("enormous tits"), holds the Guinness World Record for largest natural breasts. By American bra estimation, her measurements would put her in a 48V bra.
9wdMM TIL : about the game "Foldit", a puzzle game about protein folding. In 2011, its gamers helped decipher a protein of a HIV-like virus, solving a scientific problem that went unsolved for 15 years in as little as 10 days.
e1En TIL Naomi Watts’ father (Peter Watts) was a roadie for Pink Floyd in the 70’s and is responsible for the laughing heard on their 1973 album The Dark Side Of The Moon.