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TIL about the existence of a medieval New England in Crimea

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OGeWL TIL that the sales of Blue Tang Fish did not increase after the movie Finding Dory. The Nemo effect isn't true thankfully.
wl86 TIL in 2007, a middle school principle in Bethlehem, PA was arrested for being a meth dealer. He was arrested in his office, where he was found naked and watching gay porn with sex toys nearby.
jNXBj TIL that humans, aside from domesticating animals (livestock, pets) and plants (crops) also domesticate themselves. One characteristic that all domesticated animals including humans have in common, is a smaller brain compared to their wild ancestors.
M74OK TIL that surgeon August Bier tested a form of anesthesia that involved injecting cocaine directly into the spine on his own assistant, and to test its effectiveness, he stuck a needle in his leg, hit him in the shins with a hammer, pulled out his pubic hair, and even squeezed his testicles.
1am18 TIL: The airspeed velocity of a (European) unladen swallow is about 24 miles per hour or 11 meters per second.