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TIL Ancient Egyptians and Greeks used electric fish to treat arthritis, gout and cephalalgia.

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nWxdo TIL even though the group The Supremes is commonly known as "Diana Ross & The Supremes", they were only known as that between 67-70. Many of their popular songs were recorded before then. Someday We'll Be Together (61), Stop! In the Name of Love (65), You Can't Hurry Love (66) as examples.
78wDO TIL that one of the early roles in Jodie Foster's extensive career was the voice of Pugsley Addams in a Scooby-Doo episode.
EgVVd TIL the video game company SEGA gets it’s name from SErvice GAmes of Japan, a company that they bought.
vK1x TIL: The USA imports more crude oil from Canada than it does from the Middle East!
lo7xa TIL Android developers can use a log level that's called "wtf", and stands for "What a Terrible Failure". It's supposed to be used for exceptions that should never happen. So if something that shouldn't happen does happen, they can use "log.wtf".