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TIL Harpo Marx was a Cold War spy

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AD9Lx TIL of the Semmelweis reflex, a tendency to reject evidence that contradicts existing beliefs. Documented when doctors refused to wash their hands from autopsies to delivery rooms despite evidence this decreases mortality.
1aQAd TIL of Carl Unthan (1848-1929), a Prussian violinist who was born without arms. At the age of 10, he taught himself to play the violin by strapping it to a stool. If he broke a string- he replaced it and tuned it using only his toes. He was also a skilled marksman, operating a rifle with his feet.
4kOBa TIL that a mule is created when you breed a horse and donkey together.
kOZ9W TIL Men's Gymnastics is a Multi-Billion Dollar Industy
ADwgB TIL Belgium Is Home to the World’s Only Sourdough Library