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TIL: Ancient Egyptians were the first to take body shaving seriously

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v1p1R TIL of Alexis Carrel, a surgeon who pioneered vascular sutures after other doctors claimed the French president Sadi Carnot could not have been saved after being assassinated with a knife
l1Na TIL A cat survived the sinking of three separate ships in World War Two, earning its title as “Unsinkable Sam.”
oJDo TIL there was was a movement in the early 1900s called the “Technocracy movement” that wanted to replace all politicians and business people with scientists and engineers.
x6b45 TIL South Korean Government funded an online troll group to spread Pro-South Korean viewpoints on the internet
E16vx TIL In 1728, the philosopher Voltaire got rich by outsmarting the lottery. The prize money was larger than the cost of all the tickets combined, so Voltaire and his friend formed a syndicate, bought all the tickets, and won several times.