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TIL when Einstein and his former student Leó Szilárd read in a newspaper that a family was killed because of a faulty seal in their refrigerator (with toxic ammonia),they decided that they would invent a refrigerator without moving parts,hence no seals. This became the Einstein-Szilard refrigerator

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nWp0G TIL Wheezer's bassist, Matt Sharp, had never sang before joining the band and was immediately tasked with a demanding vocal part - singing one octave higher than lead singer Rivers. He and the band sang barber shop quartet songs to learn how to harmonize with each other and Sharp learned his part
E1QyW TIL in 1981 Dr. Michael Shannon, a pediatrician back then, saved the life of a 3.2 pounds new-born Chris Trokey, who had a 50/50 chance at surviving. In 2011, Trokey returned the favor as a paramedic when he helped saving a seriously injured Dr. Shannon from a car accident.
M7g00 Today I learned that the Gemini 3 space crew, John Young and Gus Grissom, smuggled a corned beef sandwich into space
LQGKr TIL After a successful music career as “Dr. Didg”, Graham C. Wiggins, Ph.D. helped develop multi-element MRI scanners and became Director of Radiofrequency (RF) Engineering at NYU. In 2016 he passed away at age 53.
ZV5R TIL learned when the Soviets exhumed Tamerlane’s body in 1941, they found an inscription in his casket that said “Who ever opens my tomb, shall unleash an invader more terrible than I.” Hitler invaded the USSR two days later