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TIL that for decades, radiotherapy patients had reported phenomena such as "flashes of bright or blue light" when receiving radiation for brain cancer. This was confirmed to be Cherenkov light being generated in the fluids of the eye by researchers in 2019.

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8eALG TIL that the bullet-riddled Ford that Bonnie and Clyde were assassinated in became a popular traveling attraction. The car was displayed at fairs, amusement parks, and flea markets for three decades, and once became a fixture at a Nevada race track. There was also once a charge of $1 to sit in it.
QQOa TIL Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
VlLk TIL that if the NC/SC state line, or a county line, passes through your house that you vote in the state/county in which your master bedroom is located.
GYy9Q TIL about Ann Hodges, the only person to have been struck by a meteorite
6E4XZ TIL of Paint Drying, a 10 hour movie about paint drying on a wall. Created as a protest to force British Board of Film Classification watch all 10 hours to rate the movie