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yVjQX Today I learned that Thomas Edison was prompted to conduct experiments on animals after SPCA founder Henry Bergh, Jr., contacted him to ask whether electrocution might provide a humane way of killing unwanted animals.
GAVRg TIL Menthol cough drops may cause rebound coughing
69507 TIL that Will Smith has more #1 hits than Billie Eilish
6EyJZ TIL despite his success as a musician, Harry Chaplin left little money when he died. His widow was reportedly quoted saying with only with slight exaggeration that "Harry was supporting 17 relatives, 14 associations, 7 foundations & 82 charities. He always said, 'Money is for people.'
kJjdg TIL that the Mount Tambora eruption had an explosive yield of 33 gigatons of TNT, 60 times more powerful than all nuclear weapons tests combined.