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TIL that Switzerland once accidentally invaded Lichtenstein

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E10rx TIL about Radium Girls who mixed radium paint for watches and used camel hair brushes to apply the glowing paint onto the dials. The brushes would lose shape after a few strokes so the U.S. Radium supervisors encouraged their workers to point the brushes with their lips (lip, dip, paint). 1917-1926
epByb TIL Nigeria is the third largest Guinness drinking nation, followed By the USA
QXRp TIL Pavlov’s student Horsley Gnatt trained a dog to anticipate food with one tone, punishment with another, then gradually made the tones increasingly similar. Nick the dog became so anxious, whenever reminded of the lab or the tones, it would get nervous erections and spontaneously ejaculate.
69dv8 TIL: Apples are only in season between Sept and Nov but Controlled Atmosphere Storage has allowed us to consume apples all year round.
K7RQ TIL Michelangelo had forged Roman antiques to help start his career as an artist