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TIL That Gene Siskel Published Betsy Palmer's Address As Part Of His Friday The 13th Review Because He Didn't Like The Film

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kGe1 TIL Lawrence of Rome was sentenced to die by being roasted alive. After a while of being seared over burning coals, he told the executioners “turn me over, I’m well done on this side.” Today he is the patron saint of cooks and chefs in the Catholic Church.
kJ0Om TIL that dogs intentionally try to make humans laugh. They understand that laughter means play, and play is positive.
x6bJg TIL The space probe Juno was unable to make use of its Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument during its first otherwise successful close flyby of Jupiter due to it being offline awaiting a software update.
4XBxb TIL of Mary Seacole a Jamaican-born nurse who applied to join Florence Nightingale in Crimea, but was turned down due to her race. Instead of giving up, Seacole sailed to the Crimea at her own expense and set up a hotel to tend to sick and wounded soldiers.
J1pnk TIL several US cases of "mad cow disease" may have come instead from eating squirrel brains. Popular recipes apparently include scrambled brains 'n eggs, and a brains 'n veggie stew called "burgoo".