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TIL that the chainsaw was invented by doctors to perform surgery.

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M7KD0 TIL about psychologist George M. Stratton who invented the upside down goggles and used it to prove that human brain can adapt to the inverted vision. He wore them for 7 days and felt weird until the last day that he adapted until he took them off and felt strange again for several hours.
AWg4 TIL there is a population of radioactive wild boars in Germany, caused by Chernobyl disaster two decades ago. And their number is rising.
xVGvk TIL that Eartha Kitt was invited to a lunch by President Johnson at the White House. She was asked about Viet Nam and instead of giving a polite response, ranted about how horrible it was. This lead to the CIA trying to ruin her career and an effective US blacklist for over ten years
ADVrn TIL That in 1898 200 white men took over Wilmington NC killing 60 black men and replacing the black councilmen with white men.
J1J8l TIL there was a town in Austria named "Fucking" for over 800 years until 2020 when they they decided to change it to something less provocative due to all the non-stop jokes