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TIL that money from The Beatle's record sales in the 60s helped fund the invention of the CAT scan.

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oB8QK TIL that John Harvey Kellogg, inventor of Kellogg's Cereal, routinely administered half a pint of yogurt as an enema (placed it up his anus) because he believed it would clean out his system
dexE TIL nicotine withdrawals have a negative impact on time perception which causes one to feel as if time passes very slowly when quitting the use of tobacco.
16nM4 TIL there's a man known as "the pudding guy" who gamed American Airlines' loyalty program in the 1980's by buying 12,150 cups of pudding ($3,140) for over 1.2 million frequent flyer miles. Bonus: he donated the pudding to the Salvation Army in exchange for a sizable tax write-off.
nB4r TIL that an Ethiopian girl was brutally beaten by seven men, until a pride of lions chased the men away and proceeded to stay with and protect the girl until help arrived.
LbBV TIL In 2009 researchers performed DNA tests on a skull Soviet officials had longed believed to be the only remains of Hitler. The tests revealed that the skull was actually that of a woman less than 40 years old. There is still no confirmed story on Hitler’s death.