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TIL that the first Submarine was used in the Revolutionary War and was called “The Turtle”.

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LQdQP TIL that one person is a doctor, lawyer, dentist, and scientist. Scott Orr has DDS, PhD, JD, and MD degrees. He is a professor of anesthesiology, law, plastic surgery, and sports medicine in Las Vegas.
YpvyW TIL in the 1940's the American Government infected hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis to study the effects of penicillin without their knowledge
PYWEO TIL that some soldiers' wounds began to glow after the battle of Shiloh, and this glow was associated with better survival rates. It's thought to have been caused by an antibiotic-producing bacteria.
xVapk TIL Bald Eagles sound like seagulls. The sound they’re often presented making is actually from a hawk.
v1lkK TIL of Lydia Fairchild a mother from Washington State who's accused of fraud & kidnapping her own children. During application for government assistance, DNA test shows she has no connection to her kids. It turned out she has chimerism, she has 2 sets of DNA, the reason for the maternal test anomaly