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TIL A California dentist, Dr. Mark Anderson, was accused in 2007 of fondling the breasts of twenty-seven patients. Although he claimed that these “chest massages” were an effective treatment for TMJ, Anderson was later convicted of eleven counts of felony sexual battery.

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Wkdlo TIL that according to Islamic tradition, Byzantine Emperor Heraclius converted to Islam, which he sincerely believed to be the true faith.
oBJ9E TIL The term "Conspiracy Theory" was created by the CIA to stop people from questioning the Kennedy Assassination
oRxOY TIL about Paul Deschanel, the eclectic French president who once walked out of a state meeting and straight into a lake, while fully clothed. He would resign shortly thereafter.
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BrLRy TIL: about Gain Of Function research, or the modification of dangerous viruses to become deadlier and more transmissible. Advocates argue it can help ready us to identify pandemics easier, critics say we're risking millions of lives. A moratorium on GoF research was ended in 2019.