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TIL of "Mellified man", a medicinal substance created by steeping a human cadaver in honey that was apparently capable of healing broken limbs and other ailments.

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KMNB TIL most English translations of Jules Verne’s novels omit a lot of scientific exposition (sometimes entire chapters), replace lots of dialogue with short summaries, censor supposedly “anti-British"or"anti-American” sentiment, add many errors, and sometimes add whole new scenes.
ZD0o TIL there was a nightly firefall at Yosemite for 88 years.
M7PPA TIL James Madison wrote Washington’s 1st inaugural address, then he wrote Congress’s response to that address, and then he wrote Washington’s reply to the response.
VWMD TIL that there is a secret train platform beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York
04AR TIL that people living within 2000 meters of an airport have higher levels of lead in their blood, which is linked to lower IQ in children and a host of diseases. Unlike cars and commercial airplanes, recreational airplanes still use leaded fuel.