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TIL “well stretched” chicken anuses where used as an indigenous treatment for rattlesnake bites (1928)

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loE1N TIL about Dr Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to get a PhD in Chemistry in Germany in 1900. She assisted with the weaponisation of Mustard gas, which was subsequently used on the frontlines in 1915. During a party to celebrate it's successful use, she committed suicide by shooting herself.
xxRk TIL A gymnast at the Rio Olympics named Marisa Dick created a new move for the balance beam and was the first to use it in competition. A “change-leg leap to free-cross split sit” is now known as The Dick Move.
0D7N TIL that during the Japanese invasion of China, two soldiers challenged each other to kill 100 people using only a sword. Since both surpassed 100 in the heat of battle without a clear winner, they decided to raise the challenge to 150 people.
J1Qrl TIL the 1922 World Series featured two teams that shared a home stadium, brothers playing against each other, and the last tie in World Series history
VL9p TIL the Van Halen song “Panama” was written because critics accused David Lee Roth of writing about only partying, sex, and cars. Roth realized he had never written a song about cars, so he wrote Panama.