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TIL during the 19th century, 'corpse medicine' was practiced in Europe, where people consumed human remains, as supposed cures for ailments

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mdAy TIL the native americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit eachother. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
KOeD6 TIL: One Hollywood movie studio complex was used only by the US military for making secret films --mostly editing footage of nuclear weapons tests. The activities of the so-called "Lookout Mountain Air Force Station" ended in 1969, but remained largely unknown to the public until the 1990s.
VM9QB TIL Rust does not cause tetanus, it is just discarded metal tend to be left at places which also happens to have the bacteria that causes the disease.
a8oaN TIL a 9-yr-old boy lived alone for 2 years after he was abandoned by his mom who lived with her partner 5 km away & only visited from "time to time". He survived on cake & canned goods and didn't have hot water or heating. However, during this time he continued to attend school & was a good student.
lo5P5 TIL in Scotland and Ireland, 29 February in a leap year is said to be the one day when a woman can propose to her partner. Finland has the same custom, with the addition that a man rejecting such a proposal was expected to buy his suitor enough cloth for a skirt as compensation.