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TIL as a response to 700 scientists expressing support for God-guided evolution, a petition called “Project Steve” was created and reached 1370 signatures. Only scientists named some variation of Steve were allowed to sign it. Less than 1% of people in the world are named Steve.

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nZW9 TIL of Vladimir Komarov who was a Russian cosmonaut.He was burned to death during re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere,crying in rage and cursing the people who had put him inside a botched spaceship.
DQOav TIL about Julie d'Aubigny, a 17th century sword-fighting, bisexual opera singer who lived a colorful & storied life. She once wounded a man in a duel & after nursing him back to health took him as a lover. Another time she set a fire in a convent to fake the death of a nun who she had an affair with
wLAmY TIL there are several philosophical razors--not just Occam's Razor (simpler explanations are likely correct). One is called Newton's Flaming Laser Sword because it is, "Much sharper and more dangerous than Occam's Razor." It states that what cannot be settled by experiment ought not be debated.
ODQR TIL a Man Ran 350 miles in 80 hours with no sleep, Ran a marathon in the South Pole in -13 degree weather and ran 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days.
lo0MB TIL Before 1995, anyone who wanted a domain name could register it FREE OF CHARGE. That all changed when the National Science Foundation awarded tech consulting company Network Solutions the ability to charge for registration. Domain prices began at $100 for a two-year registration.