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TIL Fart spray was originally designed for use in pranks but is now more widely used in combat-zone medical training.

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p47b TIL: That Sharp made a TV with an NES system built in.
N7bW6 TIL that Japan's rail workers use pointing-and-calling, a system of associating one’s tasks with physical movements and vocalizations to prevent errors. It is known to reduce workplace errors by up to 85 percent, according to one 1996 study.
EgDBd TIL an Atlanta police officer died in 2009 from atheroschlerotic coronary artery disease while having a threesome. A jury awarded $3 million to his widow, finding that his doctor was negligent in not properly diagnosing and treating his heart condition.
4myw TIL that “darling” literally means “favorite minion.”
gZL8 TIL: in 1955, someone dropped a >600 year old plaster buddha statue… to discover the plaster was actually covering a solid gold statue.