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PYxGG TIL A woman smelled Parkinson's Disease on 7 out of 12 people in a test to prove her ability. Though only 6 of the 12 people had Parkinson's, she actually smelled the disease on one person three months before he was diagnosed.
GYK51 TIL Between 1600 - 1800, chimney sweeps in their adolescence often suffered and died from Chimney Sweep Cancer, a horribly painful and fatal cancer of the scrotum.
VBd6m TIL of Lord George Gordon, who was a British nobleman and politician in 18th century England, who led a mob of Protestants in a riot against Catholic businesses and property in London. In later life, he gained public attention from his conversion to Judaism and was nicknamed "The Birmingham Moses"
5YXdD TIL that "lactose-free milk" is just milk with an added enzyme that helps lactose-intolerant people digest it.
N7j98 TIL that scientists are and have been working on ways to record dreams. They have even recorded shapes through and other images through fMRI machines. One day soon, maybe we can record our dreams.