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TiL That Aphex Twin once played a set using sandpaper instead of vinyl - and a blender

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B5bk TIL a nurse wanted to know if her farts were contaminating equipment in the lab. The doctor and a microbiologist tested the hypothesis by having a colleague fart clothed then naked onto two Petri dishes. The conclusion was that clothing acts as a filter, but naked farts can cause contamination.
ADWol TIL that Giovanni Battista Belzoni, the 6' 7" strong-man and circus performer was also the first egyptologist and a pioneer archaeologist. He discovered tombs, explored pyramids, found ancient artifacts, all while foiling assassination attempts, dodging bullets, and fighting the French army.
woGnJ TIL Charles Darwin Ate Every Animal He Ever Discovered
P1M0V TIL that a guy sailed across the Atlantic in a yacht just 162cm (5 foot 4) long. Apparently, the sport is called microsailing.
ELw7 TIL during the Cold War, the BBC planned to air “The Sound of Music” after a nuclear strike to improve the morale of survivors.