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TIL the trombone used to be called the sackbut
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TIL that in 2004 a burglar broke into the house of a 73 years old grandma, who instead of calling the cops, offered him food and a glass of milk, pray for him and even shared family photos with the burglar. Later when he fell asleep the grandma called her daughter who then called the cops
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TIL procrastination is an emotional problem and the human mind is designed to survive not thrive. It's only when our fear of inaction surpasses our fear of action that our mind stops negative thoughts and gets the task done. Procrastination has nothing to do with the task itself or time management.
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TIL that mysteriously dark regions on Mars are made of glass
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TIL the Japanese military ran human experiments in China, including organ removal, blood loss, being burnt alive, forced pregnancy followed by vivisection, all without anesthesia. The US gave immunity to those involved in exchange for the data. Many doctors had successful postwar careers. [NSFW]
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TIL In the movie 'Lassie Come Home', the female dog character 'Lassie' was played by a male dog called Pal. And for over 19 years a succession of Pal's descendants appeared on the TV series Lassie. Pal's descendants continue to play Lassie to this day.