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TIL scientists made snails remember something that never happened to them

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odJK TIL that John Frank Dalton, who died at age 103 in 1951, publicly claimed to be the famous outlaw Jesse James.
ANRn7 TIL the Japanese word "ponzu" (sauce) is derived from the now obsolete Dutch term "pons" meaning punch, a fruit juice beverage.
owOL TIL the first automobile trip across the United States was undertaken in 1903 because of a $50 bet. The trip took 66 days.
4X0n5 TIL: Madalyn Murray O'Hair, and ardent atheist, who got prayer kicked out of American schools, was kidnapped along with her son and granddaughter and dismembered, not by religious fanatic, but by a fellow atheist, he also robbed $600,000 from the victims.
KOR74 TIL That during the 50s the Canadian Broadcasting Company Was a Supporter of PoC In The TV Industry. They Gave Sammy Davis Jr. a Half Hour Special to Launch the Show Parade When The Majority of US Stations Wouldn’t