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TIL Dr. John R Brinkley successfully scammed the American public into believing he could transplant goat testicles into the scrotum of infertile men in order for them to conceive.

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84AZ TIL in 2007, Joshua Bell played the violin at a subway station in Washington. Of 1,097 people, only 7 stopped to listen, and he made $32,17. Three days before, tickets to a concert where he played the same repertoire were $100.
nBOY TIL that Jonathan Ive, The Chief Designer at Apple, has a private lab that only his team and top Apple executives are allowed into. It is so secret that Ive refuses to allow his children to enter.
xV0og TIL of Vittorio Emanuele, son of the last King of Italy. He was banned from entering Italy until 2002 when he renounced all claim to the throne. Controversially he has also been tried on charges of murder, criminal association, racketeering, conspiracy, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.
yQGXp TIL It's common for Dentists to have aquariums because they reduce stress and anxiety. Aquarium Therapy has been shown to reduce stress, insomnia, and high blood pressure; achieving results that are the same, or better than, hypnosis.
69oEm TIL the Norwegian Lundehund is a breed with 6 toes that is so flexible it can bend its head all the way back touch it's own spine and can splay it's legs 90 degrees to its sides