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TIL Women used to wear foot long pins in their hats which could be used in self defense to stab men who groped or assaulted them.

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wLd0o TIL that in 1910, before the rise of cigarettes, Alton Ochsner was told to watch an autopsy of a lung cancer patient because he might never see the disease again. Later, Ochsner's clinic would help prove the link between smoking and cancer.
kOjA4 TIL that Axolotls can regenerate the same organs and limbs up to 5 times, including its heart, arms, spine and parts of it's brain!
kOodd TIL There are 5 temples in Kyoto, Japan that have blood stained ceilings. The ceilings are made from the floorboards of a castle where warriors killed themselves after a long hold-off against an army. To this day, you can still see the bloody outlines and footprints.
ADW8a TIL President Woodrow Wilson allowed a flock of sheep to graze on the White House lawn. They saved manpower by not having to mow the lawn, and also raised $52,823 for the Red Cross by auctioning wool.
rNKyW TIL Brian Eno created Ambient music while recovering from an accident. A record was playing too quietly and he was unable to leave his bed to increase the volume. Only just being able to hear the music over the outside rain gave him the idea for music that didn't impose itself on someone's space.