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TIL that college professors, including those in non-scientific fields such as marketing, the arts, education, or humanities, typically conduct research and publish academic papers in addition to lecturing and teaching classes.

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GY9bJ TIL about the Misericorde - the 'Mercy Knife', which was a long narrow dagger used for killing wounded soldiers at the end of a battle. It was considered better than dying in pain from infection or from wounds which were not instantly fatal.
VMElm TIL in 1922, scientists went to a hospital ward with comatose children, dying from diabetic keto-acidosis. They went from bed to bed injecting the kids with a new extract, insulin. As they injected the last comatose child, the first one injected began to awaken.
4kaZa TIL that under the Invention Secrecy Act, the U.S. government can prevent certain patent applications from being disclosed if they deem the invention a threat to national security. Inventors can be prohibited from sharing or profiting from their own creations without even knowing why.
W7MW8 TIL Cate Blachette is in Hot Fuzz. AND she’s wearing a mask 20 years before it was fashionable :D
awYYy TIL David Goggins, despite being an obese asthmatic with a learning disability, became the only member in the U.S. Armed Forces to complete SEAL training (including three Hell Weeks), the U.S. Army Ranger School (where he graduated as Honor Man), and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training.