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TIL German biologist Stefan Lanka, who believed that measles was a "psychosomatic illness", announced that he would pay 100,000 Euros to anyone who could prove that measles was a virus. German doctor David Barden proved him wrong and Lanka was ordered by the court to pay the money as promised.

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eGAg TIL In WWII, German soldiers, high on a drug called Pervitin (crystal meth), would sprint tirelessly through the Ardennes at the onset of the war. Winston Churchill was dumbfounded at their performance. One German general even boasted that his men stayed awake for 17 straight days.
j8DQ TIL A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders. It condenses atmospheric moisture.
v1EEL TIL on February 11, 1992, a man who was likely innocent of a crime for which he was about to be put to death uttered these last words: "I'd like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my everloving ass, because I'm innocent."
X0AOX TIL That Historians Believe Cats Domesticated Themselves
wodE7 TIL about the old Blue Horizon Boxing Ring ( Once voted # 1 boxing venue in the world )