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TIL in project Cybersyn, Chile almost became the first cybernetic state in the world. It was destroyed in the coup of 1973.

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oMrK TIL that in 1849, Henry “Box” Brown, a 33 year-old slave born in slavery, mailed himself to freedom in a 3'x2'x2'8" (91x61x81cm) wooden crate. To get a day off, he burned his hand to the bone with sulfuric acid. Brown paid 86$ to be shipped from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia in 27 hours.
18G8 TIL To increase awareness about a lack of organ donors, a Dutch reality TV show had contestants in need of a kidney compete for a donation. It was revealed as a hoax, but within a month, 7,300 new people were registered as organ donors and 50,000 had requested paperwork to become a donor.
jNMOp TIL there's a 20 year old man who made it his mission to interview every surviving WWII veteran. He started two years ago and as of this article he has interviewed over 800 veterans in 40 states.
wodwY TIL that until 1956 French children were served wine during school lunch breaks, and allowed up to half a litre a day!
y8XM TIL There is a type of Catfish that lays its eggs among the eggs of the Cichlid fish, which carries its young in its mouth. These eggs will then hatch first inside the unwilling adoptive mother’s mouth, and proceed to eat the Cichlid eggs present before being released by the Cichlid.