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TIL Mad Cow Disease is caused by cattle consuming the remains of other cattle as part of their diet

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nebw9 TIL about 'the Croissant', a linguistic transitional zone in the centre of France that lies between the Langue d'oil dialects of the north, and the Langue d'oc dialects of the south. Its name derives from the zone's contours resembling a croissant.
awQNy TIL that while Marmite is particularly popular in the UK, it was actually invented by the German scientist Justus von Liebig. Yet another questionable German contribution to world history.
Q116 TIL that in 1945 a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast. His name was Tsutomu Yamaguchi and he is the only person recognized by Japan’s govt. to have survived both attacks.
eJWg TIL Nikola Tesla created the first logic gate in 1898 when he created the first remote controlled vehicle, over 50 years before Walther Bothe won the Nobel Peace Prize for it. He reportedly told onlookers multiple times it was simple science beforehand so that they would not think it witchcraft.
ZpGJp TIL that from 1969 to 1991, Fisher-Price was owned by Quaker Oats