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oBEKR TIL Wilhelm Rontgen used his wife's (Anna Bertha Ludwig) left hand to test his discovery, the X-Ray. After seeing her hand's X-Ray, she aptly exclaimed "I have seen my death".
xVOP0 TIL about Pumped-Storage Hydroelectricity, in which thousands of gallons of water are pumped to a reservoir at a higher elevation using off-peak electricity, then released to turn turbines and produce electricity at a later date. It's a non-chemical form of battery.
d4Z9 TIL the US military would play Enter Sandman for hours on end to aid in the interrogation and torture of prisoners. Asked about this, Metallica’s James Hetfield responded “We’ve been punishing our parents, our wives, our loved ones with this music for ever. Why should the Iraqis be any different?”
kw95 TIL that the waffled style ice cream cone, hamburgers, hot dogs, iced tea, cotton candy, and Dr. Pepper, were first introduced to mass audiences or popularized at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
M7bkm TIL The Vatican, seat of the Pope, has a "hot fireman" calendar called the "Calendeario Romano" featuring The Vatican's hottest Priests