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TIL Gun suppressors only reduce damage to ear drums. They do not make gunshots silent

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Vn6m TIL that one of The Simpsons episodes resulted in increased awareness of Heimlich maneuver and thus helped saving lives
6EbKm TIL, the heliocentric theory and spherical earth concepts were proposed by Yajnavalkya, an indian astronomer in 8th-9th BCE. He also calculated the distance between earth and sun, and moon. He also calculated the duration of an year to a precision of 6 minutes longer than modern measurement.
ZmWY TIL Out of the longest 50 lifespans recorded, only 5 are male. Out of the top 100, only 8 are male.
PXVV TIL that until as recently as 2013, isolated human genes could be patented by private entities. This allowed the entities to prevent related medical research or testing to be conducted.
7n8b TIL Rinsing bacon under cold water before frying can reduce the amount it shrinks by almost 50 percent.