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TIL that the British Medical Journal does an annual Christmas Issue, where they publish research-quality but satirical articles, like a randomized trial on the effectiveness of parachutes, or investigating the driving behaviors of different physician specialties

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XEY8r TIL The deepest depths of Lake Erie are still at a higher elevation than the surface of Lake Ontario. The two lakes are only separated by about 21 miles / 34 kilometers.
e07vg TIL early Antarctic explorers used a novel treatment for snow blindness- cocaine.
g6LA TIL Victorian women’s underwear was crotchless, which is why can-can dancing was so interesting.
RYVw TIL an American WWII fighter pilot tried to open fire on a Japanese spy plane only to find his guns were jammed. So he used his propeller as a giant buzzsaw and chopped the tail off the enemy plane.
b97ja TIL that Hey Arnold originally started out as a series claymation shorts on Sesame Street