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TIL that Schrödinger did not believe in the possibility of a cat being simultaneously both dead and alive. His thought experiment was meant to criticize the absurdity of the existing view of quantum mechanics.

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9wYRM TIL that a Polar Bear’s liver contains enough Vitamin A to kill as many as 52 adults. If you spread it out and took just enough to get your RDA every day, that liver will last you 143 years.
kL7d TIL that during the celebration of Roman Triumph, a servant would be tasked with standing behind a victorious General and whispering in his ear “Respice post te! Hominem te esse memento! Memento mori.” meaning “Look behind you! Remember that you are but a man! Remember that you will die.”
KOka TIL Nazi Germany disrupted the viewing of the anti-war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” by releasing rats in theaters
kAX5 TIL in 2011 Donald Jackson and a team of calligraphers completed what is believed to the first illuminated and handwritten bible since the invention of the printing press. It took 12 years to complete and cost $8 million.
yQNNa TIL:'A True Hero' Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua from Kenya; travels with his truck, containing 3000 gallons of water, everyday, to help thirsty animals that have been suffering due to the drought.