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TIL that in 1939 an experiment was conducted at the University of Iowa on orphans in which the purpose was to induce stuttering in otherwise normally speaking children. Dubbed the "monster study", it caused lifelong psychological issues in some of the subjects.

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neJRY TIL that the loudest animals on the planet are sperm whales. They communicate with clicks that reach 236db and can be heard by fellow sperm whales more than 1000 miles away
ANYmg TIL the entire Oregon coast is public land
Eg4NP TIL promising farmland came available when this 310 ft. wood and steel bridge was completed in 1910. It opened 100’s square miles to claim in Central Wyoming. It took a few generations before families gave up the dream because of poor soil and scarce water. Their sad cabins still remain.
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