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TIL asparagus is a scientifically proven hangover cure
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TIL in 2005 the Powerball drawing produced 110 2nd-prize winners. The Multi-State Lottery Association thought it was fraud. It turned out the winners simply played the lucky numbers from their Wonton Food fortune cookies. The fortune read “All the preparation you’ve done will finally be paying off.”
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TIL that Lawrence Summers used to be the President of Harvard, but was forced to resign following comments he made suggesting that discrimination might not be the main reason men outnumber women in tenured STEM positions at top universities.
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TIL that the No 2 most wanted student after Tiananmen Square protest, tried to turn himself in to the Chinese 4 times. The Chinese officials refused to arrest him, and he was even detained by the Japanese police when he tried to force his way into the Chinese Embassy in order to turn himself in.
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TIL The 18th century “Old Grapevine Tavern” in New York City was a popular hangout of Union officers and Confederate spies. Lawyers, politicians, actors, and artists would meet there. It was the ideal place to spread rumors & gossip, leading to the popular phrase “heard it through the grapevine”.
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TIL in one variation of the Milgram experiment, subjects were directed to shock a "cute, fluffy puppy" instead of a human. Only half of the male subjects, and all of the female subjects obeyed the orders.