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TIL that it was widely assumed that infants felt no pain and they routinely underwent major surgeries without anesthesia up until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987.

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XQAX TIL there was a briefly popular social movement in the early 1930s called the “Technocracy Movement.” Technocrats proposed replacing politicians and businessmen with scientists and engineers who had the expertise to manage the economy.
4XGl6 TIL every year, hundreds of people go missing into the American wilderness without a trace, with Oregon’s national parks amongst the highest disappearances.
lob7G TIL: Despite being one of the most advanced and largest cities in the region, only 15% of the population of Dubai are actually natives, called Emiratis.
LkoJ9 TIL that the alternating current (AC) flows only near the outer surface of conducting wire ie the current is not evenly distributed inside the conductor. This phenomena is k/n as Skin Effect. 95% current flows near the skin and only 0 - 2% current flows in the center.
0deL TIL the word “set” has 464 definitions, the most of any word in the English language.