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TIL that chainsaws were originally invented to aid childbirth.

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rREWw TIL that Buzz Aldrin's first words on the moon were "Beautiful view. Magnificent desolation."
D10Kp TIL Amur (Siberian) tigers regularly prey on young bears and sub-adult brown bears. Reports of preying on fully grown small female adult Ussuri brown bears by a big male tiger are common as well. Certain tigers have been reported to imitate the calls of Asian black bears to attract them.
kJYoB TIL about Operation Popeye, where the US attempted to weaponize the weather during the Vietnam War by extending the monsoon season to disrupt North Vietnam's logistics
KYbwG TIL about Demetrio Stefanopoli; an alleged descendant of the Byzantine House of Komnenos whose claim was recognised by the French monarchy. Napoleon apparently wanted to use him to help start a Greek rebellion, even considering him for the Greek throne. His niece was the lover of Honoré de Balzac.
e0054 TIL Connecticut Supreme Court's name until 1965 was "Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors"