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TIL in 1948, Paul Hermann Müller won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the potent toxic effects on insects by DDT. This pesticide was later on linked to deaths and adverse reproductive effects in both animals and humans.

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9YYPQ TIL that in 2014, Assyriology specialist Dr Irving Finkel translated a cuneiform tablet that predates the Bible, which described a flood, much like the story of Noah. However, this story described the ark not as oblong, but round in shape.
VM8OZ TIL While Governor of New York Franklin D Roosevelt went to such lengths to hide his reliance on a wheelchair that he had a secret elevator and entrance into his office in the state capital building.
Lk9X0 TIL that the ability to pronounce letters "F" and "V" came from the ancient switch to soft food which resulted in an overbite that resulted in how we say things today.
69En8 TIL - The City of London is a district of approx. 1sq mile that is distinct from "Greater London" and has a population of approx. 9500 people however, over 500k people are employed there.
Lg9 TIL the FBI spent 30 months investigating the song Louie, Louie because the lyrics were thought to be dirty. Agents listened to the record at different speeds, interviewed band members, and even researched analyses made by teenagers who claimed to know the song’s “true meaning.”