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TIL figs are not vegetarian
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TIL Australian physician Barry Marshall was awarded a Nobel prize for infecting himself with bacterium Helicobacter pylori to show that it caused stomach ulcers, after he was ridiculed and declined funding for his hypothesis that bacteria could survive in acidic conditions
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TIL the My Lai Massacre committed by US soldiers was covered up until another soldier who had heard reports of the massacre began a campaign to bring the events to light. He didn't receive a response after writing to the government and finally gave an interview to the journalist to break the story.
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TIL There are more redwoods in the UK than in California. Many were planted in the Victorian era and are still growing taller.
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TIL that Boric Acid, a common insecticide, is less toxic to humans than ordinary table salt
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TIL that in the original Star Wars trilogy - Episode V - Palpatine was portrayed by Marjorie Eaton in heavy makeup as stand-in, chimpanzee eyes were superimposed into her darkened eye sockets during post-production and was voiced by musical stage actor Clive Revill.