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TIL ‘'Pimp My Ride’' was a scam and often times left contestants worse off

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Z8OyQ TIL Dissecting human bodies was taboo in antiquity up to the 16th century. The only people to systematically do it before then were Erasistratus and Herophilus from Alexandria. Their work pioneered medicine and anatomy but was criticized by contemporaries, especially their practice of vivisections
5Y1GP TIL the ‘Slave Bible’ removed passages to instill obedience and uphold slavery.
PYPvw TIL Discovery Channel survival expert Ed Stafford was the first person to walk the length of the Amazon River from source to sea. He thought it might take a year, it took him 860 days.
8a8yX TIL that one of the most famous lines in movie history, "You're going to need a bigger boat" from Jaws, was actually an ad-lib on set; furthermore, the audience screams at test screenings obscured the line, leading to a longer pause before hearing the line.
R5DQl TIL Wisconsin uses cheese brine as a melting agent on their roads!