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TIL there was a magazine called Continuum that promoted AIDS denialism that went out of print because both of the editors died of AIDS

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nW9dr TIL the story of Phineas Gage - who survived an iron rod passing through his skull in 1848, leading to dramatic changes in his personality and behavior, revolutionizing our understanding of the brain's role in personality.
EgQYw TIL that the average human body temperature has actually fallen from 98.6F (37C) in 1860, to 97.5F (36.4C) in 2017
15EW TIL that Jon Burge, a Chicago police officer, tortured over 200 primarily black suspects and forced many of them to falsely confess.
b9geE TIL that the patterns we see when we close our eyes are called Phosphenes. They are caused by electrical or mechanical stimulation of the retina, which is active even when our eyes are closed.
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