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TIL Arthur Sackler, Purdue Pharma's founder who died before Oxycontin's release, established NYC's first racially integrated blood bank, discovered and advocated for gentler alternatives to electro-shock therapy, was a pioneer in using ultrasound technology, and an early anti-smoking crusader.

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XEVWr TIL the archer fish's most notable attribute is its uncanny ability to fire a "super-soaker" jet of water to knock down its insect prey into the water where it is quickly eaten. They can spray up to 10 ft with astonishing precision while at the same time compensating for the water refraction angle.
5VQen TIL the film 12 monkeys was inspired by La Jetée. A film which is constructed almost entirely from optically printed photographs.
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