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TIL in 2023 an amateur blogger biologist spotted several inconsistencies in the data published by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's scientists in their research papers, which led to a massive retraction campaign by the institute

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5Y9KQ TIL JH Kellog, inventor of granola, was estranged from his brother WK Kellogg. JH wrote a letter seeking to reopen the relationship. His secretary decided her employer had demeaned himself in it and refused to send it. The younger Kellogg did not see it until after his brother's death
p8K5p TIL the American Charters of Freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill Of Rights) are stored in a 55-ton steel reinforced vault. In the case of danger like a nuclear war, the documents would likely be transported by air to a secure, undisclosed, underground location
8eAG TIL that, statistically, if humans were biologically immortal, the average lifespan would be around 600-700 years.
MP8K TIL incubators for premature infants were initially only available at freak shows. The inventor had been turned down by hospitals, so he funded his work by putting premies on display, and didn’t charge the parents for the care.
gdR4 TIL that “kummerspeck” is a German term which refers to weight gain from emotional over-eating, and is literally translated as “grief bacon”.