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TIL Caesar Salad was created in Mexico

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JYBD8 TIL of Twilight Sleep, a popular childbirth practice that was supposedly pain-free because it erased the memory of the birth by putting the women in a semi-narcotic state. In reality, women thrashed, banged their heads, clawed, screamed, were bound, and laid in their own vomit and waste.
PYpGw TIL that Sir Fred Hoyle, the British astronomer who formulated the 'Panspermia' theory, also coined the term, 'Big Bang Theory'. Not because he supported the idea - he was extremely sceptical of it - but used the term to mock and belittle it. Unfortunately for him, it stuck.
yQ8rJ TIL that listening to music which we have an emotional attachment to, the body releases dopamine, resulting in goosebumps, or "chills." The stronger the attachment, the more dopamine that is produced.
rR6My TIL that the cannibalized remains of a 14-year-old girl were discovered in a 17th century trash deposit inside fort James. This proves that early colonists resorted to cannibalism to survive during 1609-1610. This was after eating their horses and pets. Only 60 colonists survived.
aGoN TIL that the Schwarzschild Radius is the size an object is compressed in order to make it a black hole. Earth’s Schwarzschild Radius would be compressing it to 8.7 mm, which is roughly the size of a peanut.