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TIL that a researcher once proposed to his girlfriend in the acknowledgement section of a scientific paper that he published.

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rjPM TIL that in Russia, there is a monument to honor laboratory mice that have lost their lives furthering scientific research.
l7x6A TIL that Famous Amos cookies are named for Wally Amos, a talent agent who first signed Simon and Garfunkle. His first cookie shop was started with a loan from Marvin Gaye.
Eg1gW TIL blood type "O" is the primary blood type among the indigenous populations of the Americas, in-particular within Central and South America populations with a frequency of nearly 100%
7rmJr TIL of beaked whales, a set of 22 species of whales with beaks like dolphins, some of which reach sizes of over 42 feet and which prey on colossal squid in the deep sea.
j6Ekn TIL that a meteor strike in a very isolated area of Siberia in 1908 flattened 830 miles of forest. It is the largest meteor strike ever recorded, it was called the Tunguska Event.