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TIL that one of the discoveries proving plate tectonics were a thing, was figured out because of magnets the US ships were using to detect submarines.

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PQnZ TIL there are still polio patients in iron lungs
OoR7R TIL that Jackass Stuntman 'Steve-O' was a test subject in a study about Ractopamine, an animal feed additive that, as of 2014, was banned in 160 countries
QNKOp TIL a man in California tried to hunt Bin Laden with a Katana and Night vision Goggles
e6AJ TIL that Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt was April Fooled early in his career when his office was taken apart and rebuilt on a platform in the middle of a pond complete with a working phone.
oBgp8 TIL Rage Against The Machines first live performance was October 23, 1991 at Cal State Northridge. Still one of the greatest rock bands ever.