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TIL Ted Kaczynski (AKA "The Unabomber") was subjected to a "purposely brutalizing psychological experiment" for three years at Harvard, involving weekly verbal abuse and humiliation

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loPJr TIL a scientist named Doctor Claire Rind wanted to design a collision-avoidance system for cars, so she made locusts watch Star Wars while monitoring the reactions of their visual systems. A robot was programmed with the data obtained and was able to avoid collisions 91% of the time.
VMY4k TIL that the opening ceremony of the Sydney Harbour Bridge was interrupted by a man on horseback, who slashed the ribbon with his sword, declaring that he was opening the bridge in the name of the people of New South Wales.
6Erow TIL In ancient Greece, an “idiot” was anyone who didn’t participate in political or public arenas. It comes from the word idios, meaning “self” or a selfish person who ignored political debate and didn’t participate in politics. As the word implies, it was someone who was “separated from the whole.”
0wGWL TIL of Charles Ingram. A man who won "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" by having one of the audience members cough when he said the correct answer. He was later convicted for deception and later arrested for an unrelated insurance fraud.
OMpa TIL magnesium can be very effective vs anxiety, many people are quite deficient and a good supplement can be as effective as meds but with positive side effects