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TIL that the 'Illuminati' conspiracy was dreamt up in Playboy in the 1960s as an experiment to disprove conspiracy thinking. It backfired.

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VMkO4 TIL The canaries sent down into mines to detect gas weren't sacrificed but placed in a device to revive them when they succumbed to the dangerous gases.
9YkK7 TIL in 1983 a mentally ill young man who shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt suffered a brain injury that apparently eliminated his phobia of germs and his obsession with washing his hands.
xVd6B TIL: Egg cartons claiming “hormone free” or “antibiotic free” eggs is a false marketing ploy, as no hormones or antibiotics are used in producing eggs for human consumption.
69YkQ Today I Learned - Babe Ruth Ended His Career As A Boston Brave In Philadelphia
e0Dn5 TIL John Babbacombe Lee was imprisoned (with weak evidence) for the murder of his employer in 1884 and was set to hang on February 21st, 1885. Though being carefully tested, the trapdoor of the gallows malfunctioned three times, resulting in John's freedom due to, "suspected divine intervention."