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TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were once used to revive drowning victims

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rNNJy TIL that Henry Ford believed jazz music was unwholesome. So, to protect wholesome culture, he used his money to have square dancing taught in public schools.
yjKl TIL Ravens have always been kept at the Tower Of London. When Charles II (a very superstitious Monarch) asked for the Ravens to be removed, he was advised that if the Ravens were removed, The Tower would crumble and a great harm would befall the nation.
Mebaa TIL of cherubism, a genetic disease that causes large cysts to form inside face bones, making the bones sponge-like and disfigured.
LkYvv TIL George Orwell's 1984 was heavily inspired in terms of themes and plot by Russian Yevgeny Zamyatin's 'We', an anti-utopian book which Orwell has stated had a great impact on him. The book was written 26 years before Orwell's 1984 but looks critical acclaim it deserves.
epKrJ TIL the dreaded Emperor in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton, an adorable little-old-lady 😍🥰!