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QVWE TIL Diogenes, an ancient Greek philosopher, would masturbate in public. When asked why he would respond, “If only it were as easy to banish hunger by rubbing my belly.”
PYLDE TIL elephants can tell the difference between human ethnicities, ages, and sexes by sound alone, even when the voices are digitally distorted.
Wk5Y4 TIL : Pacemaker was an accidental discovery by Wilson Greatbatch. Working on a heart-rhythm recorder, he mistakenly added an incorrect electronic component, so that the device produced electrical pulses instead of simply recording them.
lRrN TIL that during WWII American soldiers in the Pacific theatre would use the word ‘lollapalooza’ to challenge unidentified persons, on the premise that Japanese people often pronounce the letter L as R
5Yaxk TIL: Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington, DC, used to be a drawbridge. It hasn't opened since the 60s. Attached to the bridge legs are the operator's office and control room --still present but long-abandoned and sealed shut in 1976.