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TIL that people with aphantasia cannot visualize or picture memories

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BrQnD TIL that British explorer Sir Samuel White Baker owned a gun he named the "Baby," a 2 bore rifle so absurdly powerful that it was almost unusable. As the largest caliber ever built for a shoulder gun, it fired a half pound shell that would outclass even a .50 BMG in terms of sheer force.
EgoLo TIL Ignaz Semmelweis pioneered the habit of washing hands in hospitals but was rejected, had a mental breakdown and was sent to an asylum and was beat to death by the guards (XIX century)
8akBb TIL the US Army experimented with using "platoons" of geese to guard sites run by the 32nd Air Defense Command
gMNO4 TIL about a slave named Pertinax who became the emperor of Rome. His dad had a wool business that got their family out of slavery and Pertinax went on to become a commander in the Roman military. He was a very good leader and became the successor to Commodus after his untimely assassination.
5p1n TIL Horses killed more people in Australia in recent years than all venomous animals combined