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TIL that modesty was the reason stethoscope was invented by by René Laennec because he was not comfortable placing his ear directly onto a woman's chest in order to listen to her heart.

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0JL5 TIL that when a Russian mobster asked a friend in government if it was possible to buy a military submarine he was asked “with missiles or without missiles?”
xKW1 TIL that as part of their family’s settlement with a gas company, a 7-year-old and a 10-year-old are banned from talking about fracking for the rest of their lives.
D1g0g TIL praying mantises only have one ear. They are the only species of animals known to have only one ear.
oBw1r TIL that a ban on 190-proof grain alcohol most affected violin makers, who use the product to create varnishes used in making and restoring their instruments
x69ob TIL that 50-year-old bricklayer died laughing while watching an episode of The Goodies in 1975. The cast of the show received a letter from his widow thanking them for making her husband's final moments so pleasant.