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TIL James Watt needed to convince skeptics to ditch their draft horses&buy his steam engine. To prove its superiority, he measured a horse walking in ­circles to turn a grindstone in a mill. He multiplied distance it walked by its ­~180 pounds of pulling force&came up with a new measure: horsepower

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a5yo Today I learned of the Kecksburg, PA UFO incident where local witnesses actually saw the unidentified object up close before US military officials were able to transport the object away.
neKZo TIL Some people Consider Dandelion plant a pesky weed yet it may have Potential Health Benefits according to Evidence based article written by licensed nutritionists and dietitians and contains scientific references.
LkOyV TIL that in 1965, a morbidly obese man didn't eat food for over an entire year. The 27 year old was 456lbs and was put under an experimental fast by doctors. He ingested only multivitamins and potassium tablets for 382 days and defecated once every 40 to 50 days. He ended up losing 275lbs.
XWdQ TIL babies have accents. example, a French babies cry will end with a rising note, while German babies have a dropping note at the end of theirs. they pick up on this in the womb.
kg6B TIL a programmer at a game company got so tired of producers asking for changes just because they felt they had to contribute, that he animated a flapping duck into the game “Battle Chess”. When the producer reviewed the animations, he said, “That looks great. Just one thing: get rid of the duck.”