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TIL we had x rays before we had antibiotics! (1880s & 1930s)
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TIL Leonard Nimoy made a song about Bilbo Baggins, the bravest little Hobbit of them all.
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TIL during WW2, a German fighter ace noticed how a US B17 was too damaged to fight back, escorted it back to Britain, risking execution in the process. After the war, both pilots became best friends, whilst this event symbolised one of the greatest acts of chivalry in war
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TIL that an annual supply of tap water for a person who drinks 8 glasses of water per day costs around $0.33 whereas the same quantity of bottled water costs over $200
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TIL that due to internet rumors and some media articles, some folks eat fruit/veggie UPC codes intentionally. Mistaking the idea that “It’s ok to accidentally consume a sticker” for “the FDA regulates them and the stickers have nutritional value.”
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TIL In the 1950’s, during the height of the Red Scare, Einstein offered to appear as a character witness in defense of W.E.B. Du Bois who was being indicted by the feds for failing to register as a “foreign agent.” Einstein’s offer made the judge drop the case.