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TIL that there is a school in MA for people with developmental disabilities that uses shock treatment and even with 6 deaths over its history, is still ongoing

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7bQZ TIL That Telsa had an idea for wireless power, but at the time it was too expensive and that there was no purpose for wireless electricity. He essentially went insane and called humanity selfish with lack of vision for the future.
R7Nyj TIL: In Australia, a bank note torn in half can be used as a note with half the value. i.e, half of a $10 note can be used as a $5 note.
GADKj TIL in 1951, Dr. W Grey Walter built a "tortoise" robot that can detect and move around obstacles and "see" by going towards or away from bright light, and return to its charging station when the battery charge is low.
ZZPa TIL a man in Texas “bought” a $300k house for the cost of $16. This process is called adverse possession.
KOXb9 TIL that all navel oranges are genetic clones of a single mutated tree discovered by a missionary in Brazil in the 1800s.