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TIL The prototype of the chainsaw we are familiar with today in the timber industry was pioneered in the late 18th century by two Scottish doctors as a surgical tool to aid in the process of diffucult childbirth

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nea1Y TIL that every year, a wild penguin has been returning to visit the human who rescued him
oOaY TIL during the German occupation of France, Edith Piaf was allowed to perform for Nazis. As a reward, they allowed her to pose for photos with French prisoners. She forged the photos into identity papers for their escape plan
rRrYy TIL that the dancers in the game Just Dance are literally painted white that is why they all appear white in the game. Hence, they are real and not just computer-generated animations.
ANWAw TIL Upton Sinclair, author of "The Jungle", was the Democrat nominee for governor of California in the 1934 election
oB9N8 TIL Crows sometimes place nuts on the road so their tough shells can be broken open by passing vehicles. They even know to wait for the red light of traffic signals to retrieve the nuts.