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TIL that “liquid breathing” is possible with a liquid called Perfluorocarbon

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A87w TIL that the Catholic Church didn’t officially recognize the ideas of Galileo until 1992, more than 20 years after Apollo 11
lon95 TIL a Soviet Special Forces Commander who ordered the execution of all Afghan witnesses to a coup was killed because he was wearing an Afghan uniform.
9YyoQ TIL obesity can impact the size of your brain.
epNnn TIL That French toast originated in Rome. It was when the French brought the dish to America that it was called French toast by Americans. The French actually called it Roman bread for centuries.
Wk4no TIL that during WW2 in US occupied Aachen, an OSS agent assessed that the US installed mayor was planning to form a dictatorship. The agent leaked the information to the press and the mayor, whose identity was secret, was killed by an SS commando team which parachuted from a captured American B-17.