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69oeQ TIL Jonas Salk, Who Invented the Polio Vaccine, Could Have Been the Richest Person in the World If He Had Patented It, but He Chose to Give It Away for Free
OGa46 TIL that Robert Downey Jr. got a nomination at the Academy Awards for his role in Tropic Thunder
b6v5Z TIL that in 1955 A Japanese seaman still fighting since World War 2 was captured in Luzon, The Philippines. He committed suicide shortly after his capture when he learned of Japan's defeat.
NXMM6 TIL 15,498 dams across the United States are characterized as high hazard, meaning the loss of at least one human life is likely if the dam were to fail.
b6pLp TIL that in 1966 the glass roof of the Houston Astrodome was painted to reduce glare. However, this reduced the amount of sunlight in the stadium and most of the grass died. A synthetic grass surface called ChemGrass was installed in its place, and Astroturf got its name.