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TIL about Nobel Disease aka Nobelitis - Tendency for Some Nobel Winners to Embrace Fringe Beliefs Later in Life

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awm7y TIL about the Gaesatae, a group of Gaulish mercenaries hired to fight the Romans in 225 BC. The Gaesatae fought naked to intimidate their foes, but their small shields offered little protection against Roman javelins, and they were driven back.
OokrL TIL that aquatic animals have their own version of a spa! They're called cleaning stations and any fish(or even hippo) can go park themselves at the station and get cleaned of grime and parasites. How cool is that?
vLNR TIL That there was a movie made in 2009 consisting only of paint drying, as a rebuttal to critics who mention that they “Would rather watch paint dry” than a particular film.
5VAOB TIL about Percivall Pott and his discovery of the connection between scrotal cancer and chimney sweeps caused by exposure to soot
O9r1 TIL that Stephen Colbert is a Sunday school teacher