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TIL that the inventor of the X-Ray never patented his accidental discovery due to the obvious benefits to medical applications.

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VMlg4 TIL A study concluded that when humans forbid dogs to eat foods, dogs are 4 times more likely to steal the food in the dark, when they think humans can’t spot them. Dogs based their stealing strategies on their belief that humans can see or not in low light conditions.
QJBEa TIL that Keith Emerson of Emerson, Lake & Palmer conducted a survey at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago regarding ELP's album Love Beach, and while most people disliked the name of the album, Atlantic Records refused to change it.
NX49M TIL of the neenish tart - a type of pastry popular only in New Zealand, Australia and ... the Falkland Islands.
P1amO TIL that a ghost kitchen is a kitchen set up to cook food for delivery only, across several brands.
8alJb TIL after the false rumors that mixing Pop Rocks with soda could cause death, General Foods sent letters to school principals, created open letters to parents, took out advertisements in major publications, and sent the inventor on the road to explain Pop Rocks are not dangerous.