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Today I Learned: The famous "Blue Waffle" shock image/hoax likely shows the application of gentian violet antifungal medication to treat a yeast infection

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Egbxo TIL there's a high speed train being built from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Approximate complete date is 2028.
e0lRJ TIL William Shatner sold his own kidney stone for $25,000 and donated the money to Habitat For Humanity.
OoyN6 TIL The ampersand (&) was the 27th letter of the alphabet as a ligature of the letters 'e' and 't' to form the Latin word 'et' meaning 'and'. So the alphabet would go X,Y,Z and And. So to distinguish it from the rest, children started to say 'and per say and' which later evolved into 'ampersand'.
rDNw TIL that 90% of the United States’ disco balls are made in Louisville, KY.
789P TIL according to the Hayflick limit, humans can only possibly live up to 120 years old since our cells are programmed to die.