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

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OoR1e TIL wild wolf packs are actually families. Alpha and beta behaviours were only seen in captivity. The 13 year study of wild wolf packs in Alaska has also shown young adults often return with their own families and reintegrate.
N7DVJ TIL that the Christian “Bob Jones University” didn’t allow blacks to attend until 1971. From ‘71 to ‘76 the only blacks that were allowed were married couples. In ‘82 they lost a Supreme Court case and had to pay back taxes from ‘71. Interracial dating wasn’t allowed at the university until 2000.
Ob41 TIL Instead of dividing the backing vocals (low, medium, and high), Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor, of the band Queen, would record each background part together in unison, twice. 3 part harmony = 18 “voices”. This is considered to be a key element of the “Queen Sound”.
neL8B TIL about Antinatalism a philosophy that argues that life is so painful that humans should not reproduce.
JDBl TIL that South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna has not finished off the podium in her ENTIRE career