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TIL That The US Army Medical Corps Logo Uses the Historically Incorrect 'Staff and Snake' Symbol. In Greek Mythology, A Staff With One Snake Represents Healing and Medicine, but the Two Snakes Version (which is used by the USAMC) is Actually a "Herald's Rod" That Represents Diplomacy and Commerce.

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Lk1dr TIL of "promession", an elaborate decomposition system that takes a body, freezes it, vibrates it to dust, and dehydrates it, to result in the most eco-friendly form of burial ever devised.
XEyKD TIL The origins of the cowboy tradition come from Spain, beginning with the hacienda system of medieval Spain. This style of cattle ranching spread throughout much of the Iberian peninsula, and later was imported to the Americas.
Bgb9W TIL that during the Great Depression, towns in the United States created their own currencies called “scrip” because the national currency was so scarce that people couldn’t buy basic goods.
rRxmd TIL,"the Stopped Clock Illusion". Rapidly move your eyes away from a clock and back to it, and you will notice the second hand taking more time to move than expected. The brain filters the blurry images you see in-between while moving your eyes and replaces it with the image of first thing you see.
nWdy9 TIL the International Rice Research Institute, based in the Philippines, helped other Southeast Asian nations develop and grow their rice industries during the 20th century. Today, the Philippines is the world's largest rice importer, importing from countries (Vietnam, Thailand, etc.) it once helped