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TIL Almond milk was a popular medieval food item

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61eY TIL there is only one recording of Hitler’s voice where he is not giving a speech - a private conversation between himself and Finnish leader Mannerheim recorded in secrecy by a sound engineer in 1942
neWJb In 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a poor woman with a middle-school education, made one of the greatest medical contributions ever. Her cells, taken from a cervical-cancer biopsy, became the first immortal human cell line—the cells reproduce infinitely in a lab. Although other immortal lines have since been established, Lacks's "HeLa" cells are the standard in labs around the world. Together they outweigh 100 Empire State Buildings and could circle the equator three times.
LkgDp TIL that the U.S. government has guidelines on how to hunt a yeti.
aw9b0 TIL scientists found a medieval salve made out of wine, garlic, onion and oxgall which must be put in a brass vessel for nine nights to become an antibiotic that is potent against MRSA.
rR6Lx TIL that ninjas avoided garlic or any pungent food to prevent their body odour from being detected by the enemy when hiding.