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TIL that lenses are called lenses because they resembled/resemble lentils.

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98yM TIL that Eva Vertes discovered an important compound that stops the death of brain cells, a crucial step in a cure for Alzheimer’s, when she was 17
QNJ4d TIL that a 2012 April Fools' Joke was the genesis of Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout beer, made with three BPB (balls per barrel) of sliced, roasted bull testicles.
VKkk TIL that the French each have a single card that holds their entire medical record going back to 1998, which can be scanned wherever they need medical attention
v9Jx TIL that the 7th time that park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning coincided with the 22nd time he fought off a bear with a stick.
0d9d5 TIL of '27 Club', a list of celebrities who died at the age of 27, because there exists a statistical spike (particularly musicians) who die at this age. There doesn't exist any pattern, whatsoever, for the cause of death.