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TIL about Dr. Robert Heath, who drilled holes in a gay mans skull, inserted electrodes in brain regions responsible for pleasure and arousal and zapped him while having sex with a female prostitute in order to find a „cure“ for homosexuality.

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KMgR TIL The hair of some cancer patients treated with chemotherapy can grow back in a different colour, and sometimes even be curly or straight.
Morm TIL the lowest class of meat called ‘Canner’ is used for dog food… and school lunches.
loEVN TIL Oregon had the only state-sponsored rock festival in United States history, Vortex I. It was an elaborate ploy to lure young people away from Portland during a planned visit by President Richard Nixon.
4XBG5 Til about the Harlequin Shrimps monstrous eating habits! This species of shrimp feed exclusively on star fish and will form gangs to subdue the starfish and devour a leg or two. They have also been observed feeding the starfish to keep it alive, therefore growing back its limbs to be eaten again!!
6EmYm TIL about Jheri Redding, a Caucasian chemist who invented the Jheri Curl, a popular hairstyle for African-Americans in the 80s.