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TIL Spallanzani, an Italian Catholic priest and biologist was one of the first to disprove abiogenesis (life from non-life) by using tight fitted pants on male frogs which lead to failure to copulate and thus failure to reproduce.

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8eeeb TIL, in 1989 in Tacoma, WA, Army Ranger buddies at a bbq were threatened by Crips in the neighborhood. The Rangers called more buddies, who brought more firearms. They set up defensive positions and a shoot-out ensued later that night when the Crips made a move on the house.
WWON TIL that 20% (around 4 million songs) of Spotify’s catalog have never been played before.
newdb TIL Sodium Benzoate, an infamous food preservative, forms in the body after Cinnamon consumption. Mouse models also show anti-inflammatory effects; yet to be studied in humans
renW TIL that “forlorn hope” (the name of the first wave of attacking soldiers in battle, who take the most casualties) is actually a clumsy mistranslation of the Dutch phrase “verloren hoop,” meaning “lost troop.”
KBm4 TIL the use of Mustard Gas in WW1 lead to the development of Mustine, the earliest chemotherapy drug