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TIL the use of mild electric stimulation to relieve pain was first described by the Roman physician Scribonius Largus, who touted the benefits of standing on electrified fish to relieve the pain of gout

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p8R9b TIL the Michael J. Fox movie "The Frighteners" was originally intended to be a "Tales From The Crypt" spin-off
Y6mW TIL the Lobsters we eat are generally really young and thus only a fraction of the size they grow to be in the wild. Older/Larger Lobsters are thought to be less tasty, and are a species that mates more prolifically with each year, making killing a 100+ yo behemoth a conservation issue.
VmYQ TIL 39% of Japanese women and 36% of Japanese men ages 18 to 34 have never had sex.
wovJP TIL that besides inventing television (which he called the “Televisor”), John Logie Baird also attempted to produce diamonds from graphite, a rust-proof glass razor (which shattered), pneumatic shoes (which burst), infrared night-viewing (Noctovision), and mechanical video recording (Phonovision).
9wRRG TIL there is a shocking amount of abuse of animals in the furry community