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TIL polar explorers would treat snow blindness by dripping cocaine into their eyes.

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l7QVB TIL about the Triboelectric effect - the cause of static cling and a key mechanism in photocopiers and laser printers.
x6lZ1 TIL a man sideswiped a telephone pole while his friend's head was hanging out by the window, decapitating him. He continued driving home and went to sleep, not realizing the incident.
JY6ZB TIL German culture has an extraordinary obsession with native Americans due to the wild west novels written by Karl may, the best selling German author of all times. Thousands of people are organized in clubs to “play native American life”.
gMGn8 TIL Michael Jordan sued a local Chicago grocery store for using his name in a coupon for steak and was awarded $8.9 Million.
oB8G8 TIL of the "Law of Triviality" - AKA the "The Bike Shedding" effect. C. Northcote Parkinson's argument claims individuals or organizations spend a disproportionate amount of time on trivial, easy to grasp issues rather than far more important, difficult tasks.