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xV7Ow TIL of a demon named Amy who is claimed to appear from fire to teach astronomy and the liberal arts.
v1gNr TIL that Split-brain syndrome is a disconnection of the left and right brain hemispheres produced by Corpus callosotomy(a surgical epilepsy treatment). This results in both brain hemispheres acting and perceiving things differently.
PgAn TIL That Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi when it first aired (1970) due to the “highly integrated cast of children”…
0danp TIL in 2007 Colgate was warned against using its advertising claim that "more than 80% of dentists recommend Colgate" in the UK. It implied 80% picked Colgate over its rivals, yet the dentists surveyed were able to name more than one brand & a rival was recommended almost as much as Colgate was.
0wbJj TIL - the queen piece in chess used to only move one square at a time. Later on, this was changed to the movement we know today thanks to the 15th century Queen Isabella of Spain.