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TIL, about Joan Struthers Curran who, developed Chaff used to disguise where the D Day invasion was going to happen, but was never awarded a Degree in her time "because women were simply not granted degrees". Remarkable

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awWAy TIL Canadian researchers developed an implant which restores the movement of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who have trouble walking, freezing on the spot and falling. By electrical stimulation to the spine via the implant, the signal reawakens the feedback from legs to brain.
vPgEr TIL that glimmers are the opposite of triggers. Glimmers are small, positive experiences that promote feelings of safety, calm, and well-being. They can include cuddling a pet, a time in nature or a favourite smell, song or food.
ep6OE TIL about the Mapogo lion coalition, a gang of male lions who ruled over 170,000 acres of South Africa
pYNVQ TIL that the actors in Alfred Hitcock’s, The Birds, the actors were really attacked by 3,200 trained birds.
Zpgna TIL that in 1962, the Italian training vessel Amerigo Vespucci was hailed by American USS Independence, who asked who they were. After Amerigo Vespucci identified itself, the USS Independence replied: "You are the most beautiful ship in the world." The compliment was repeated 60 years later.