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TIL that the Gatling gun was invented by a doctor who noticed that the majority of soldiers died in the civil war due to diseases not gun shot wounds

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WkL14 TIL a man was sentenced to prison for ten years for being the first person to stop applauding a speech made by Joseph Stalin; after a staggering 11 minutes.
5Vo1p TIL a 2015 study found that exposure to secondhand cannabis smoke under extreme, unventilated conditions can cause non-cannabis-using individuals to: feel the effects of the drug, have minor problems with memory & coordination, and test positive for the drug in their blood & urine.
lolAG TIL on the Faroe Islands, The male Y chromosomes of the population are of 87% Scandinavian descent, while the female X chromosomes are of 84% Scottish/Irish descent.
N75XQ TIL that in 2009 California milk processors funded a 22-minute rock opera titled "Battle for Milkquarious." It was marketed as "The most amazing rock opera ever made about milk."
woQY TIL that the Catholic Church decreed that as the Puffin swam in the sea, it could be considered a fish, and therefore could be eaten on Friday.