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TIL Gasoline used to be so worthless, that petroleum refineries would simply throw it away.

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OoN7g TIL Isaac Newton formulated laws of optics, gravity and calculus in his early 20s while in lockdown from the plague.
8M98 TIL that no one in Australia has died from a Spider bite since 1981
0d54v TIL about the only US Coast Guardsman to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, Douglas A. Munro
l79AK TIL that early exposure to stressful NICU environments, including noise and bright lights, may result in adults born prematurely having increased sensitivity to sensory stimuli, emotional challenges, and a greater risk of ADHD.
VMjMG TIL in 1937, dancer Patricia Douglas was assaulted at an MGM party. She hired a lawyer and tried to sue, even going to the federal court after the state court dismissed her suit. MGM spread lies about her, claiming she was promiscuous and had a venereal disease, and covered up the crime.