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TIL that Australian scientists accidentally developed pain-free blood sugar testing for diabetics while working on solar cells.

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VMl00 TIL that Peter the Great of Russia was 6'8" (203cm) in a time when the average Russian man was about 5'3" (163cm) tall
BgB1r TIL the first mention of a double-nosed dog in the Amazon jungle was in 1913 by Percy Fawcet after an expedition there. But no one believed him & the dog remained a cryptozoological beast until the 2000s when John Blashford-Snell returned with photo evidence of the Double-Nosed Andean Tiger Hound.
a8k99 TIL Charles Barkley has many nicknames including: The Round Mound of Rebound, The Chuckster, The Chuck Wagon, The Prince of Pizza, The Incredible Bulk, The Leaning Tower of Pizza, Bread Truck, Boy Gorge, Love Boat, Food World, The Crisco Kid, Wide Load from Leeds, Ton of Fun and Goodtime Blimp.
xDo TIL The Romans DESTROYED a mountain…for gold.
8eNeX TIL: You can close a chrome tab by middle clicking on it!