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TIL the United States government fed radioactive oatmeal to mentally handicapped children to study the effects of radioactivity.

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oRMYW TIL up to 85% of stars exist in solar systems made up of two or more stars
lM8B TIL that in some parts of Poland, it’s uncommon to casually celebrate birthdays, and instead, “name days”, the day a patron saint a person has been named after is dedicated, is celebrated by coworkers, etc.
dDZj8 TIL Coco Chanel was a Nazi Agent in WWIi Paris
KYkyG TIL that only 14% of men in the US are over 6 feet tall
N7E91 TIL Uddalaka Aruni was one of the first philosophers in recorded history and lived a few centuries before the Buddha. He attracted students from far regions of the Indian subcontinent, asking metaphysical questions such as whether there is something that is eternal and unchanging