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TIL that AAAA batteries exist.
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TIL On “Win Ben Stein's Money,” money won by contestants was paid by the producers. Money left over at the end of a season was given to Stein. If the total amount paid out exceeded that budget, the production company paid the excess so Stein was never in any danger of losing his own money.
1anND
TIL Scientists have discovered that the gut-infecting bacterium C. diff is evolving into two separate species, one group highly adapted to spread in hospitals. Researchers identified changes that allow it to thrive on a Western sugar-rich diet, evade common hospital disinfectants and spread easily.
OGkaY
Today I learned that Beethoven continued to compose music even after he went completely deaf. He used the vibrations from his piano to "hear" his compositions.
R7LV1
TIL “cat zoomies” have a technical name: Frenetic Random Activity Periods or FRAPs. FRAPs are a surprising and sometimes alarming (especially in the middle of the night), yet completely normal, cat behavior
OGLje
TIL that in 1982, the members of the punk rock band Misfits were arrested in New Orleans because of grave robbing while attempting to locate the grave of voodoo practitioner Marie Laveau, but bailed themselves out of jail and skipped their court date to drive to their next performance in Florida.