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TIL that in 1977 a group of scientist discovered that any radioactive particle does not decay when being observed. This is called Quantum Zeno Effect.

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l7OBA TIL That a large undigested lump of chewing gum in your stomach is called a "Bezoar"
e0Jrn TIL that after Pennsylvania State Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer committed suicide before he was sentenced to prison, he was still employed in that position. His widow successfully applied for survivors benefits and received over $1 Million as he died while in office.
Kpo6 TIL When Randy Johnson hit a bird with a fastball 15 years ago, PETA tried to give him a hard time about it.
7rQkZ TIL the Australian government held a national competition to name their new currency in 1963. Some of the proposed names were austral, oz, boomer, roo, emu, kanga, koala, digger, dinkum, kwid, and ming, before the parliament settled on dollar.
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