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Today I Learned that Roman doctors used to drink their patients urine in order to diagnose disease, such as diabetes.

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oRwpo TIL that the 126 years old Mullaperiyar Dam in India, is considered one of the most dangerous dams in the world, threatening the lives of more than 3.5 million people due to its age, design, and seismic location. People are petitioning for its removal due to catastrophic failure risks.
Bg04D TIL William Daniels (Mr Feeny in Boy Meet World) holds the record for the longest active (still living) and 5th longest overall “Hollywood Marriage”. His St. Elsewhere co-Star Norman Lloyd holds the second longest overall “Hollywood Marriage” on record
j6yQN TIL 12-year-old Bahia Bakari was the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Indian Ocean that killed her mom & 151 others. She had little swimming experience & no life vest. So she clung to a piece of the wreckage & floated in heavy seas for over 9 hours, much of it in darkness, before being rescued.
BEAk TIL The motto for the Air Force Technical Applications Center is “In God we trust, all others we monitor”
jJ7Q TIL that aerial dogfights used to be pilots shooting at each other with pistols and throwing bricks