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TIL there is a machine for cancer diagnosis from your poop noises, called Synthetic Human Acoustic Reproduction Testing, or SHART

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79EZ TIL of Operation Nifty Package, a US mission in which American soldiers repeatedly blared rock music such as “I Fought the Law” and “Welcome to the Jungle” as a form of psychological warfare to force dictator Manuel Noriega to come out of his Vatican sanctuary. He surrendered after 10 days.
AD5Bd TIL that The word epic is derived from the Ancient Greek adjective, “epikos”, which means a poetic story.
d51d TIL that in the UK people who need a guide dog can obtain one for 50p; it costs around £50k to train and support that same dog from birth to retirement.
pYowN TIL that whales and dolphins are closely related to hippopotamuses, sharing a common ancestor from around 55 million years ago. Despite living in water, whales evolved from land-dwelling mammals
9wrv7 TIL during WW1 in Britain the selling of fresh bread was banned and all bread had to be sold stale so people would eat less of it