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TIL that ducklings swim in a line behind their mother in order to reduce drag and propel themselves forwards

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v1oMR TIL about the Montreal experiments at McGill University (1957-1964) by psychiatrist Donald Cameron and funded by the CIA. The patients, mainly diagnosed with depression & schizophrenia, expected positive changes but instead suffered severely under conditions not in accordance with human rights.
M6lK TIL To ensure he was never without alcohol, French Painter, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec hollowed out his cane (which he needed to walk due to his underdeveloped legs) and filled it with liquor.
wLRyo TIL I learned that Agnes Moorehead (Endora from "Bewitched") died of uterine cancer that may have arisen from her once being in a movie ("The Conqueror") that was filmed downwind of a nuclear testing site.
x6rN7 TIL: Hoovervilles were shantytowns built by the homeless during the Great Depression. They were named after President Herbert Hoover, who was in office when the Depression began.
jNEeR TIL that Chevron and General Motors bought the patents for NiMH car batteries and used them to block electric vehicle development in the 90s and 00s