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TIL about Joseph Goldberger an epidemiologist in the US Public Health Service. He proved pellagra was due to bad diet, but for years his evidence was disbelieved.

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691WY TIL that in a 25 year Christmas tradition, two Minnesota brothers-in-law regifted a pair of moleskin pants to one another gift wrapped in, among other things a 600 lb. welded safe, a crushed car, an 8ft. diameter concrete filled tire, a six ton x 17 ft. long rocket and a four ton Rubic's cube.
Ooa64 TIL The Battle of Verdun was the longest battle of World War I. It started on February 21st 1916 and ended on December 16th 1916. With duration of 303 days it is the longest battle in human history. With an estimated total casualty figure of 1.25 million.
Z8bRp TIL Florence Nightingale invented the pie chart
LQE4P TIL that, to prey on sharks more easily, orcas (killer whales) use their powerful jaws and speed to flip sharks upside down, which induces tonic immobility in the shark (a state of paralysis).
mbko TIL During the 1980s the Swiss army fired off shells during an exercise and mistakenly burned a patch of forest inside the country Liechtenstein. The incident was said to have been resolved “over a case of white wine”.