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TIL September 16th is the shortest day of the year. 24 hours − 21.3 seconds

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xV007 TIL a painting found of Judith Slaying Holofnes was originally attributed to Caravaggio but later determined to be by Artimisia Gentileschi. The blood was depicted travelling in a parabolic arc, a concept introduced by Galileo in 1608 that wouldn't have been known when Caravaggio painted his in 1599
RXba TIL that Farm Animals Get 80 Percent of Antibiotics Sold in the U.S.
5Vwa9 TIL that a BMI of 23 for a South Asian is equivalent to 30 (obese) in a White European for risk of diabetes.
1BnO TIL Dolphins give each other names and will answer to it even when called by dolphins they don’t know.
LO1d TIL that Carmilla, the story of a lesbian vampire who preys on lonely women, was written 25 years before Dracula.