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TIL that among the methods to find out how Latin was pronounced was comparing spelling mistakes.

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BAxx TIL by analyzing his speeches, researchers found Reagan to show signs of Alzheimers before his diagnosis
nW7QW TIL: Karoly Takacs, a Hungarian Army shooter, lost his winning "right" hand due to a grenade explosion months before the olympic games. He decided to practice shooting with his left hand and won the Hungarian National Pistol Shooting Championship in 1939 & won Gold in 1948 and 1952 olympics.
LkOev TIL that pea plants are able to associate stimuli with reward, similar to Pavlov's dog. Pea plants were conditioned to associate light with the presence of a fan.
e0YxE Istanbul is locking down. But not if you’re a tourist.
Ov4g TIL in 1940 two Royal Australian Air Force training airplanes collided in mid-air, becoming locked together. As the aircraft were traveling in the same direction, they became an impromptu biplane and we’re landed safely by the pilot of the upper plane. There were no deaths.