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TIL a nine-year-old girl’s science project thoroughly discredited Therapeutic Touch as a healing tool. The study was published in the JAMA, and it’s use in medical settings declined rapidly.

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awYJN TIL while Michael Collins was orbiting the moon, mission control warned of a problem with the shuttle's coolant system. Instead of fixing the problem manually as advised, he flicked the system's switch from auto to manual, then back to auto, and carried on with other chores. The issue self resolved.
rNDRM TIL a Turkish Soldier Carried a Wounded Anzac Enemy to Safety During Gallipoli and After the Battle of Gallipoli, a deep bond was established between the Turks and the Anzacs.
e0QZg TIL there used to be a weight loss product called Ayds. It was discontinued after AIDS became well-known in the 1980s.
NKV8 TIL that avocados used to be eaten by giant ground sloths and were saved from extinction by humans
LjeV TIL in Connecticut in 1923, you could be fined or imprisoned for observing Daylight Saving Time