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TIL that steel shortages in WW1 is what led women to abandon the corset and transition into bras as we know them today.

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6E7Zw TIL that an itch on the left side of the body can be relieved by looking into a mirror and scratching the right side of the body (and vice versa)
pYv88 TIL Charlie Parker attempted suicide in 1954. The death of his two-year-old daughter, the cumulative effects of his excesses with drugs and alcohol in his health and his crumbling career were contributing factors for his breakdown.
8VDP TIL: Although Dark turkey Meat has a slightly higher calorie count, it contains more iron and Zinc (Plus other nutrients) than white meat.
yR5V TIL that the pharmaceutical company, Gilead, developed a drug that can cure Hepatitis C which led to plummeting stock prices as fewer patients required the drug due to the fact that it worked so well.
OoAk4 Researchers are trying to create reflectors that can divert the sun's light to power plants on the surface of the planet at all hours of the day and night.