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TIL learned that the treadmill was designed as a torture device for prisoners.

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E1onp TIL that Phil Hartman (Simpsons, Jingle all the Way) was, before his untimely-death, developing a live action movie for his beloved Simpsons character Troy McCLure. You might remember him from such educational videos as "Lead Paint: Delicious but Deadly" and "Here Comes the Metric System!"
oR8vR TIL Jay-Z is banned from China due to "constant use of vulgar language in music" according to the former Chinese Culture Ministry.
grjAb TIL how chewing different materials affects the brain and that chewing on wood, compared to chewing gum, leads to a significant increase in a brain antioxidant called glutathione, and better performance on memory tasks.
yQpgl TIL those holes in the mortar around my brick home are called weep holes and a sign of good masonry work.
D1PbD TIL: In 1745 Hannah Snell joined the British Army by disguising herself as a man, she managed to keep her gender a secret even though she received 500 lashes and was shot in the groin. After her service she revealed her identity and was eventually awarded a military pension.