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TIL that part of the Manhattan Project involved injecting patients with plutonium to see what would happen

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7pOX TIL that people are ticklish where we are must vulnerable to attack (behind the knees, armpits, etc.) Our response to being tickled trains us to quickly block those locations as if in a defensive fight.
kPg4 TIL that there was a Serial Killer in the US that had a $100,000 homemade torture chamber in his home he called his “toy box”. Just like the “SAW” movies, he tape recorded himself talking to the victims explaining in detail what was going to happen to them.
PYXjG TIL "micellar water" is actually just "soapy water" (in name and function)
m1nEO TIL that Larry Holmes was one victory away from matching Rocky Marciano’s unsurpassed heavyweight record of 49-0, when he was defeated by Michael Spinks.
v1vVr TIL A guy made a fictional restaurant the #1 restaurant in London using trip advisor and fake reviews. He served microwaved food and customers said it was the most exquisite food they ever tasted.