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TIL: The Horses of Medieval Times Weren't Much Bigger Than Modern-Day Ponies

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Lk6vm TIL that during his Nobel Prize speech, Alexander Fleming warned about the potential for antibiotic resistance with improper use of Penicillin
D1yVj TIL in testing the reaction of Tamarin monkeys to music, researchers found they reacted positively to specially-composed pieces that corresponded to their physiology: pitched 3 octaves above our music, and at 200 bpm to be relaxing
aw1ry TIL that Cassette Tapes have risen 103% in sales this year, on course to sell over 100,000 units by the end of the year, paralleling the final year they reached such numbers in 2003
oBWnE TIL New Jersey lost $140M in tax revenue after a hedge fund billionaire moved to Florida.
W7doo TIL about 'deferred prosecution agreements.' Once a way for low-level drug offenders to avoid incarceration by accepting probation, corporations now negotiating DPAs to escape criminal conviction by paying a fine.