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TIL that after WW2 the VA performed lobotomies on over 2,000 veterans as treatment for what we now recognize as signs of PTSD.

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p8jQQ TIL about absorption cooling: freeze things by burning stuff (or using residual heat from other processes, such as water heating). Patented back in 1859-1860, with the first commercial application in 1925, this process is still used today in gas powered refrigerators, typically found in RVs.
VGGQ TIL The oldest house in the UK is nearly 6000 years old and has stone furniture that is still intact today.
R7LE8 TIL: In 1970 pet parrots escaped or were released in Chicago and are thriving in Hyde Park. Thousands were imported from South America in the 50 and 60's.
0wybv TIL that Patrick Star and Gary are cousins
5YRbD TIL that Colgate toothpaste launched a line of TV dinners in the 80s that failed spectacularly.