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TIL this video can be used to detect schizophrenia - those who are schizophrenic cannot see the illusion

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nL9Y TIL George de Hevesy dissolved the Nobel Prizes of James Franck (1925) and Max von Laue (1925) in acid to prevent the Nazis from confiscating them in 1940. After the war, he precipitated the gold and The Nobel Society recast the medals with the original material, presenting them to Franck and Laue.
DQXXD TIL As a British colony in the 1870s, Prince Edward Island was first promoted as a place to get away from the high-pressured society of North America. Many Americans saw Canada as a foreign land that resembled the old country of England but without the bustle
nWp7o TIL Volkswagen makes ketchup
R6P8 TIL that a tribe from Papua New Guinea called the Toulambi had their first contact with civilization in 1993 and, at the time, were still living in the Stone Age.
jKyN TIL In the Mid 80’s, the United States Navy claimed they were searching for the SS Titanic as a cover to find the sunken nuclear attack submarine, the USS Thresher. They accidentally found the Titanic.