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TIL that frequent pizza eaters in Italy have been found to have a relatively low incidence of cardiovascular disease and digestive tract cancers compared to infrequent pizza eaters

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K894 TIL while in high school the physicist Michio Kaku built a 2.3 million volt atom smasher betatronic accelerator in his garage
aawy TIL of the Atmos clock, a mechanical torsion pendulum clock which gets the energy it needs to run from temperature and air pressure changes in the environment, and can run for many years without human intervention. A temperature variation of only 1 degree is sufficient for two days operation.
woNgM TIL that while the American Revolutionary War started due to unjust treatment of Americans, hostilities were first opened by their oppressors
QNDGp TIL - In Marseille, France - there is an extremely violent drug gang called Yoda. One of their symbols is Yoda from Star Wars smoking a joint.
gr5k7 TIL about Obelisk, a Queen's Guard horse, who used to lure pigeons to him by dropping oats from his mouth. When they came close, he would stomp them to death. He was eventually taken for additional 'psychological training'.