TIL Isaac Newton was extremely religious, and he rejected the Trinity.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-companion-to-newton/religion-of-isaac-newton/6295064335FA294C2D123C0BB60CA022

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The religion of Isaac Newton (Chapter 12) - The Cambridge Companion to Newton

The Cambridge Companion to Newton - March 2016

TIL in 1973, Scotland and Wales rugby teams refused to play in Ireland due to the risk of violence. England however travelled to Dublin, and lost. The England captain later said "We might not be any good, but at least we turned up."
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1973 Five Nations Championship

The 1973 Five Nations Championship was the 44th Five Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the men's national teams of England, France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the 79th since it began as the Home Nations Championship.…

TIL about Aaron Feuerstein who was CEO of Malden Mills when it was destroyed in a fire in 1995. Instead of laying off all 3000 employees, he spent the insurance moenyto pay their salaries and benefits while the mill was being rebuilt. This cost him personally $25,000,000 and his CEO position.
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Aaron Feuerstein

American businessman

TIL Michael Jackson joined Jimmy Carter on an immunization campaign and gave more than 10,000 children tickets to his concert as a reward for being immunized against preventable childhood diseases
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Michael Jackson - Atlanta Child Immunization Drive with Jimmy Carter (May 5, 1993)

TIL an estimated 400,000 children were fathered by occupying forces in Germany during World War II.
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Occupation children shunned in post-war Germany and Austria

A new book describes how the children of Allied soldiers in Germany and Austria faced discrimination and social exclusion, reports Bethany Bell.

TIL Potatoes are not indigenous to Ireland. They were cultivated by the Incas circa 8000 BC and first brought to Europe by the Spanish in the 16th century.
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Potatoes USA

Potato History and Origin | Potato Fun Facts | Potatoes USA

Have you ever wondered the history of potatoes and how they have developed into the dietary staple they are today? Learn that and more here!

TIL in Japan when you finish reading the Mainichi newspaper you can plant it. It's pages consist of recycled paper, water and seeds of flowers and herb
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One Earth

The newspaper that gives back to the Earth - literally

Japanese newspaper grow into herbs and flowers when planted.

TIL the Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 to end the First World War included a convention establishing concert pitch as A = 435 Hz
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Concert pitch

Pitch reference to which a group of musical instruments are tuned for a performance

TIL that modesty was the reason stethoscope was invented by by René Laennec because he was not comfortable placing his ear directly onto a woman's chest in order to listen to her heart.
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Stethoscope

acoustic medical device for auscultation

TIL the USS Scorpion was lost at sea in May 1968 with 99 men lost. The wreckage was found almost two miles deep, making it impossible to determine the cause of accident. Underwater acoustics out of the Canary Islands heard the exact time of the implosion but were unaware it was the sub sinking.
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USS Scorpion (SSN-589)

submarine that sunk on May 22, 1968 without conclusive explanation