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TIL that a possible origin of acupuncture is based on Chinese doctors observations that soldiers wounded by arrows were cured of chronic afflictions

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RwR4 TIL that the craft brewery Dogfish Head has introduced a line called “Ancient Ales,” made from historic recipes, some of which that haven’t been brewed in thousands of years.
OoNPY TIL That English has a subtle stress pattern to identify the Noun or Verb in a related word. For example Record; Record (N) and Record ; Contract (N) and ConTract (V) ; Refuse (N) and Refuse.
QJNme TIL that GSG 9, the elite German police unit, completed 1500 missions between 1972-2003, in which they only used their weapons five times
rRBXW TIL That fetuses have been known to masturbate in utero. In 1987, Dr. Israel Meizner published a paper on his observations of a fetus appearing to masturbate over the course of 15 minutes.
megx TIL John Thompson sued and won against Harry Connick Sr’s DA office after spending 18 years behind bars (14 of which he spent in solitary confinement on death row) for being wrongfully convicted of murder by Connick’s DA office due to evidence withholding