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TIL of the Visible Human Project, where in 1993, a murderer was frozen, sliced and imaged, millimeter by millimeter, from the top of his head to the bottom of his feet, for science.

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1lWr TIL One of the founding members of Greenpeace left the organization because he believe that it had been taken over by left-wing political extremists.
MeJNW TIL that there's an instrument you can use to measure the 'blueness' of the sky
W7dL8 TIL Bartolomeo Cristofori (May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) invented the piano.
vPeOr TIL Swiss Cow Fighting in Valais features Herens cows in dominance battles. Unlike bullfighting with human-bull clashes, this is cow vs. cow, with blunted horns for pushing contests. Elimination occurs if a cow backs down or refuses to fight, aiming for one standing winner after 40 minutes.
oB5g8 TIL that Apollo astronauts may have found the oldest earth rock we know on the moon in 1971