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TILearned about the "Powder of sympathy", a form of sympathetic medicine in 17th century Europe whereby a remedy was applied to the weapon that had caused a wound with the aim of healing the injury it had made.

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e0vn5 TIL former stage magician and skeptic of pseudoscience James Randi offered $1,000,000 to anyone who could prove their paranormal abilities under agreed-upon testing criteria. Over 1,000 people tried, and 0 were successful. It was discontinued in 2015.
J1JWV TIL that there is a warm microclimate in Cornwall, England which allows them to grow tea in the UK
wopp6 TIL that "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" got its English title from a transcriptionist nearly 200 years after it was written, and is not a translation of the hymn it originally used
EgZQd TIL that percentages are reversible
9wKN7 TIL that the Glasgow Ice Cream Wars were violent conflicts in the 1980s involving rival ice cream truck drivers in Glasgow, Scotland. These drivers sold drugs from their trucks and resorted to shootings and arson in turf wars over profitable territories.