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TIL scientists made snails remember something that never happened to them

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ney6d TIL that Napoleon's first language was not French. He grew up speaking Corsican and Italian and did not learn French until age 10. Throughout his life he spoke French with a heavy Corsican/Italian accent and never mastered French spelling.
QJAxX TIL that Bear Spray, an irritant used to deter bears, is actually quite weaker than the pepper sprays intended for human attackers.
rNOmw TIL when Jim Morrison was in his senior year, the books he read and reported on were all so offbeat, that teachers thought he made them up. A teacher also went to the Library of Congress to check if the books actually existed. He also had an IQ of 149, which is generally considered genius level.
LkjXv TIL that in the 80s soda companies started trying to displace coffee as the main breakfast drink.
rN644 TIL passing high frequency sound waves through a liquid results in the formation of imploding microscopic bubbles that can be used to clean the inside of submerged objects in a process known as an ultrasonic bath