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TIL the Beatles’ record sales helped fund research that led to the development of CT scans (computerized tomography)

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RNm1 TIL that chess grandmaster and concert pianist Mark Taimanov became the father of twins at 78
LkBPm TIL Elephants are ACTUALLY afraid of mice!
Y78yA TIL That Nintendo was first and only company Koji Kondo ever applied to.
1aabX As you pour yourself your second, third, or fourteenth cup of coffee this morning, you might be asking yourself, is this bad? Is this too much? How much is too much, really, and how bad is that? Will I permanently deplete my adrenaline? Can the jitters lead to a stroke? Can I... die? We consult the experts for answers.
8adZG TIL that a judge once threw out a British Airways lawsuit against Ryanair for their "Expensive BAstards!" ad campaign by ruling "the complaint amounts to this: Ryanair exaggerated in suggesting BA is five times more expensive, because BA is only three times more expensive."