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TIL Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have published their Mythbusters results in peer reviewed journals. Specifically the comparison between wood and stone tipped arrow penetration.

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wmgo TIL that the Volkswagen Beetle used air pressure from the spare wheel for the windshield washer system
Bg8aL TIL there is a skin graft derived from donated human neonate foreskin which is used to treat diabetic wounds
9Y0WX TIL a study about VIP hospital patients discovered that physicians reported feeling pressured by patients, family members, and hospital representatives to provide unnecessary care. The study also found that the VIP status of a patient impact physician clinical decision-making.
wLan1 TIL: Norwegians pay half tax in November, so everyone has more money for Christmas.
wNoP TIL of Harald Hadrada, a Viking who fled from his native Norway to Russia, then went on to become an elite guardsman in Eastern Roman Empire and fought in Iraq. He then went back to Russia to marry a princess, and arrived back in Norway as a king, and finally invaded England with his army.