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TIL: Romans used geese as guard animals.

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9Yk8D TIL about the "nocebo" effect, which is the opposite of the placebo effect. This was demonstrated when a man tried to OD on antidepressants and required IV treatment for low blood pressure, which returned to normal when he was told the pills were fakes
eK14 TIL judges will almost never instruct the jury that they are free to disregard the law; but if the jury disregards the law on its own initiative, then the verdict stands.
7rPVp TIL that a man had his Twitter account suspended in 2017 after making a death threat towards a mosquito.
d8nb8 TIL in 1991 Eazy-E took part in a Republican Party luncheon with President Bush, following a $2,490 Republican donation from him.
NX46e TIL about Rocket Boots, invented by Soviet scientist Viktor Gordeyev. Instead of actual rockets, the boots were equipped with pistons filled with a fuel-air mixture. The boots enabled an average speed of 10.5 mph and a maximum speed of 22 mph.