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TIL Marie Skłodowska-Curie is not only the first woman to win the Nobel Prize but also the first person to win it twice in two different fieldss

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nexLb TIL that ostriches don't bury their heads in sand and think they have hidden from danger. They dig holes to bury their eggs. The myth came about from people seeing ostriches putting their heads in the holes to turn the eggs to ensure they are evenly heated.
ddW9 TIL There is a reply to “Liar, liar, pants are on fire”, it’s “I don’t care, I don’t care, I can buy another pair”
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G5RJ TIL Robin Williams’ rider required that for every single event or film he did, the company hiring him also had to hire a certain number of homeless people and put them to work.