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TIL That obsidian knives are so sharp they cut on a cellular level. Due to this, when used in the medical field, incisions made with the blade heal faster with less scarring.

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VBAaQ TIL about "Dishwasher Salmon" - 'Dishwasher salmon is an American fish dish made with the heat from a dishwasher, particularly from its drying phase. It is not generally recommended and can lead to undercooked fish and food poisoning.'
1aAy8 TIL of Caligula, an emperor of the Roman Empire. His short 4 year long reign consisted of him trying to make his horse a consul, calling himself a god, committing incest, and declaring war on the sea, having his men collect shells from the English Channel and return to Rome to celebrate victory.
PAZw TIL that in 1973, three Irish Republican rebels were broken out of a Dublin prison by a helicopter landing in the exercise yard.
olg7 TIL Steve Wozniak was so good at Tetris that Nintendo Power stopped accepting his high scores, so he submitted them with his name spelled backwards
7D8p TIL That the first self made millionaire woman in America was African American and the first freeborn person in her family.