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TIL that in an experiment conducted(on a guillotined man) by Dr. Gabriel Beaurieux in 1905, he quite reliably proved(to his satisfaction) that a severed head (that of convicted murderer, Henri Languille) remains conscious and alert for some time after being separated from a body.

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QPQd TIL the US discontinued the half cent in 1857, when it had more buying power than a dime has today.
QJgZd TIL because of the large number of MiGs it shot down, the F-4 Phantom II is nicknamed "The World's Leading Distributor of MiG Parts."
oZYY TIL That the US Navy trialled a form of active camouflage called Yehudi lights on torpedo bombers during WWII
b9oAj TIL of Fatal Familial Insomnia, an inherited brain disease that eventually causes one to be incapable of sleep. It has no known cure. It involves progressively worsening insomnia, which leads to hallucinations, confusional states like that of dementia, and eventually, death.
Lk8DP TIL that prior to establishing an acting career, Harrison Ford worked as a roadie for The Doors. He stated that after the job was done he was "was one step away from joining a Jesuit monastery" and that he "couldn't keep up with those guys. It was too much."