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TIL That there was a Rudolph cartoon before there was even a song

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VMlZ8 TIL the father of chiropractic treatment claimed he learnt about the treatment from a seance with a ghost and attributed 95% of all diseased to subluxations - i.e., misaligned vertebrae
KYrxJ TIL: Hawaii is in Oceania not North America
m1PEY TIL Barbara Streisand and Katherine Hepburn tied for Best Actress Oscar in 1969 - meaning they both won an Oscar for Best Actress - the only time a tie occurred in this category.
wopP7 TIL: Thomas Ward Custer is the first man to receive the Medal of Honor twice, but the only reason he is forgotten is because of his older brother.
W7QW9 TIL oyster mushrooms are not just a source of food, they can also be made into mycellium, which in turns can be used to make bricks and house furniture. They can also be used to decontaminate the environment, for example to treat soil that had been polluted with diesel oil.