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TIL the term “j'accuse”, coming from the title of an 1898 open letter from writer Emile Zola to the president of France during the Dreyfus Affair, is a synonym for a brave public expression of opinion against the abuse of power.

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Oore4 TIL in 1991 it was discovered that the heart has its "little brain" or "intrinsic cardiac nervous system." This "heart brain" is composed of approximately 40,000 neurons that are alike neurons in the brain, meaning that the heart has its own nervous system.
Er4P TIL Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania during WWII, saved over 6000 lives by unlawfully issuing travel visas. When his consulate was being shut down and he had to evacuate, witness claim he was still writing visas and throwing them out the window as the train was pulling away.
nebw9 TIL about 'the Croissant', a linguistic transitional zone in the centre of France that lies between the Langue d'oil dialects of the north, and the Langue d'oc dialects of the south. Its name derives from the zone's contours resembling a croissant.
pxoG TIL: US District Judge William Alsup learnt Java in order to better judge the Oracle vs. Google case
VDlG TIL in 1955 a woman in Morocco went into labor, and needed a c-section. Terrified of the surgery she fled the hospital and never gave birth. 46 years later, stomach pains revealed the now calcified ‘stone’ baby in her womb.