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TIL we can predict spontaneous decisions ~7.5 seconds before people become consciously aware of them.

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Ypkxr TIL the first female doctor in Britain spent 56 years disguised as Dr. James Barry; a male Royal British Army surgeon. She was the first person to perform a successful C-section in British history and her true identity was only discovered after she rose to the rank of “Inspector General.”
7rywp TIL about Lunar lava tubes - Tunnels under the surface of the moon, kilometers long, hundreds of meters wide. Shelter from radiation and extreme temperatures. Can be used for habitation.
LkXJd TIL that in the 1970s the UK forcibly removed the citizens of the Chagos Islands, gassed their pets, leased their land to the US military, and has never admitted wrongdoing
m9NM TIL after Sitting Bull was released from prison, he joined the Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show making $50 per week for riding once around the arena. Quickly getting annoyed with the audience, he quit and returned to his people saying “I would rather die an Indian than live a white man.”
oZNK TIL there is poop on the moon