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TIL the first scientific article on the greenhouse effect was published back in 1856, 165 years ago! The article was written by a female scientist - Eunice Newton Foote

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Gb71 TIL an 18th century man faked his own death to see how people would react. When his wife didn’t cry he caned her.
ZBRo TIL Jonah Hill had to be hospitalized while filming Wolf of Wall Street because he snorted so much fake cocaine.
Kby9 TIL That in 2014 there will be an attempt to go over a 1,000 mph. Which will break the sound barrier and set the world land speed record.