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Til that Pliny the Elder, author of the encyclopedia considered to be scientific authority from Roman times through the middle ages, suggested fresh breath be obtained by rubbing the teeth with burned mouse dung and honey.

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OGQVa TIL in 1837 a blacksmith and tool maker in Illinois was gaining attention over his innovations to the plow. His self cleaning steel headed plow tilled the tough midwest soil with ease and aided the migration into the Great Plain. That blacksmith's name was John Deere.
Xgdj TIL in 1974, a then-unknown Queen performed at an Australian festival to a mean-spirited, drunken crowd. Before finishing, Freddie Mercury told them that Queen would be “one of the biggest bands in the world” the next time they visited. When they came back, they were at the top of the charts.
d8OAZ TIL despite her repeated claims to be more than 85% correct, a 2013 article found that "psychic" Sylvia Browne was accurate in 0/33 of her predictions. For example, she had predicted that she would die at age 88; she died at age 77.
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LQJWP TIL a high school football coach for Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas named Kevin Kelley employed an unorthodox strategy that included almost never punting & always attempting onside kicks when the score is within 21 points. His team won 7 state championships in 15 years including 4 in a row