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awYGy TIL that in 1978, a Soviet scientist named Anatoli Bugorski stuck his head in a particle accelerator that sent a beam of protons traveling at nearly the speed of light straight through his head. He survived with half his face paralysed & deafness in one ear, completing his doctorate shortly after.
xoDb TIL Denmark’s flag is the oldest flag currently in use, designed in 1219 and unchanged since
JWPB TIL that the rules of chess were changed in the 15th century to reflect the accomplishments of Queen Isabella
QNK9M TIL that chickens don't need males to lay eggs.
7r4LZ TIl that in 1999 George Harrison nearly became the 2nd Beatle to be murdered when an intruder who believed the Beatles were witches broke into his home and stabbed him multiple times and punctured one of his lungs. His wife fortunately fought the attacker off.