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TIL that Founding Father Benjamin Franklin wrote an essay about farts.

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a8kGA TIL that during an official visit, after Queen Elizabeth apologized on behalf of a horse farting in front of them, former french President Jacques Chirac replied "No worries, I thought it was the horse."
W4Lo TIL that injecting yourself intravenously with papayas would cause your Immunoglobulins to fragment, resulting in the cease of function of the adaptive immune system.
NQbb TIL the largest diamond discovered in the world, the Cullinan was shipped from South Africa to England in a postal box while a replica was shipped on a steamer to create diversion
Zev TIL there’s a floating island the size of a football field in Springfield, Massachusetts that destroys fences and sheds as it occasionally moves around.
p8mVA TIL About John Snow. An English physician whose findings inspired the adoption of anaesthesia as well as fundamental changes in the water and waste systems. He is considered one of the fathers of modern epidemiology.