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TIL that Isaac Newton proposed a cure for bubonic plague using toad vomit

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16yr4 TIL, Internet Protocol had been successfully implemented in Birds (IP Over Avian Carriers, RFC 1149) with 9 packets of data, 55% packet loss ratio, and 3000-6000ms response time.
R7bG6 TIL James Hong (Lopan from Big Trouble in Little China) served in the US Army during the Korean War, but he was so entertaining to the other troops in training camp that the camp general requested he stay at the camp to be in charge of live shows rather than deploy overseas.
WNy8 TIL the fastest speed a human being has ever attained was when Apollo 10 returned from the moon at 24,791 mph (36,360 feet/second). This is slightly faster than going down to the Marianas Trench in one second.
lo09A TIL the Inverted Cross, used in horror films as part of their imagery, especially if the film involves demonic themes, was originally associated with the martyrdom of St Peter the Apostle. He requested that his cross be upside down, as he felt unworthy of being crucified in the same manner as Jesus.
eEgL TIL that in 1998 CNN ran a false news report, accusing American soldiers of using sarin gas in a rescue mission titled, “Operation Tailwind” during the Vietnam War. The report would later go on to become the basis of a storyline in HBO’s The Newsroom.