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W77bd TIL that the surgeon August Bier tested on his own assistant a form of anesthesia consisting of injecting cocaine directly into the spine, and to check how effective it was, he stuck a needle in his leg, hit him in the shins with a hammer, ripped off his pubic hair and even squeezed his testicles.
RGpw TIL Not only does the “@” symbol predate email by several centuries, there are many noted occurrences of its use throughout history for a wide variety of purposes– but the origin of the symbol itself is shrouded in mystery.
ZKeQ TIL that one quarter of Russian men die before the age of 55. Vodka is attributed to the majority of these deaths.
grOk8 TIL that a dump truck caused a New York City elevated freeway to collapse in 1973. The truck was found to have been 9 tons overloaded and the company operating it was blamed. The contract to clean up the results of the failure was subsequently awarded to the same company.