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TIL In 1955, the doctor performing Einstein's autopsy stole his brain

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XpNE TIL Mary Anderson, inventor of the modern windscreen wiper was told “we do not consider it to be of such commercial value as would warrant our undertaking its sale”, when she tried to sell her patent. Many company’s went on to implement her device after her patent was expired.
dDwg9 TIL that women in ancient Egypt mixed acacia leaves with honey to make vaginal suppositories to prevent pregnancy.
b9DgZ TIL that the longest and most expensive criminal case in American history, a 15 year investigation of 321 counts of child abuse, led to no convictions and was likely "simply invented" and the result of mass hysteria.
OooML TIL in 1996 and 1997, Emily Rosa, 9, tested 21 therapeutic touch practitioners whether their claims to detect "human energy fields" were true. After finding they were right only 44% of the time, she published the results on 1998, becoming the youngest person to have a research paper published.
XdMD TIL The CIA spent $20 million in the 60’s training cats to spy on the Soviets. The first spy cat was hit by a taxi.