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TIL Majority of Texas counties rely on justices of the peace for reports on unexpected, or violent deaths at home, on the streets, and in emergency rooms, among other places. Yet are not required by Texas law to have any medical knowledge or training at all

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4Pm6 TIL that low-background steel, which has not been contaminated by radioactive fallout from nuclear tests and is used in equipment sensitive to radiation, primarily comes from salvaged ships sunk before the Trinity test.
Merd8 TIL Showman and businessman PT Barnum was frustrated with how long people lingered in his museum’s exhibits. He posted signs that said 'This Way to the Egress'. He knew most of the visitors would follow them not knowing 'Egress' meant 'Exit'. They couldn’t re-enter without paying the entry fee again
JYM9m TIL in Sichuan opera, there is a performance art specifically dedicated to changing theatrical masks so fast that it’s imperceptible. It’s called Bian Lian (“face changing”), and the sleight of hand technique behind it is classified as a level two national secret by China’s State Secrets Bureau.
WkDeo TIL there’s a 10,000 year old Stonehenge-like structure at the bottom of Lake Michigan that has a carving of a mastodon on it.
d8pME TIL Dymphna, patron saint of mental illness, fled from her "mad king" father to Geel, Belgium. She founded an sanctuary for the mentally ill. After her death, the afflicted continued to flock to Geel. Citizens began boarding and caring for them in their homes, a tradition that continues today.