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TIL that researchers have developed a new blood test that can predict if someone will develop Alzheimer's disease up to 16 years before symptoms appear

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WkoKN TIL: Upon seeing the flamethrower for the first time, Lewis "Chesty" Puller asked "Where the Hell do you put the bayonet?"
wMKY TIL if humans only ate raw, unprocessed food, we would need to eat for 9.3 hours a day in order to fuel our brains.
Z89jD TIL When Terry Pratchett was knighted, he forged his own sword out of meteorite and 81kg of ore that he dug up and smelted using a makeshift kiln. Finished with silver and stored in a secret location, he said: It annoys me that knights aren't allowed to carry their swords. That would be knife crime.
Meex7 TIL There's an airline named "Okay Airways", perhaps the most mediocre airline.
b9L87 TIL That nobody really knows how to correctly play Beethoven's famous "Für Elise" - original notes were never found and were published years after Beethoven's death by Ludwig Nohl. Pianists are still arguing how to play this piece.