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TIL we had x rays before we had antibiotics! (1880s & 1930s)

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wN0P TIL of Karl Patterson Schmidt, an herpetologist (amphibian expert) who was fatally bitten by a boomslang snake and, knowing he would die, created a scientific account of his own dying process by keeping track of his symptoms right until the very end of his life.
ADjoo TIL that 14.7% of men that had a vasectomy reported pain in the testicles (PVPS) that didn't go away at least 7 months after the procedure, with 0.9% describing the pain as "quite severe and noticeably affecting their quality of life".
woe48 TIL An aphid gives birth to babies that already have their own babies formed inside them. They are clones of themselves – they don’t need to breed with a male. Over a whole summer a single aphid could give rise to 250 tons of aphids.
WkL8N TIL that people sentenced to death by beheading were advised to give the headsman a gold coin to ensure he did not botch the beheading and cause a painful death by multiple strokes
Nm7J TIL an 80 year old millionaire hid a treasure chest in New Mexico worth between $1 - $3 million, and it has yet to be found. The clues to the treasure are hidden in his memoir.