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TIL chainsaws were invented for childbirth.

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PwxL TIL James Henry Hammond defender of slavery, former Governor, Congressman and Senator of South Carolina. Abused four of his nieces, took a slave as a mistress and later replaced her with their daughter, also a slave and had children with her.
woK6 TIL A ‘Tobacco Enema’, blowing smoke up someones backside, used to be used as a method of resuscitation when someone had drowned
grOPb TIL that the reason Kratos from God of War calls his son "boy" is because developers "couldn’t think of a good name for the kid". The character just didn’t have a name for part of the development process.
px6A TIL that Hitler wasn’t the only Führer of Nazi Germany. After his suicide, the second Führer was former Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels from 30 April-1 May 45 (Goebbels’ suicide). The last Führer was Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk from 1 May-27 May 1945.
b9Ao0 TIL when filming "The Lost Patrol" in Arizona, the cast only worked in early morning and late afternoon, to avoid the intense day heat. The producer wanted longer filming hours, and to prove his point, walked around in the open at midday. He soon collapsed from the heat, requiring hospital treatment