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8agJa TIL than in January of 1987, televangelist Oral Roberts told his TV audience that God had told him to raise $8 million by March 1987 or he would "call him home." He ended up raising over $9 million.
d84M7 TIL associative memory survives metamorphosis in moths/butterflies (Lepidoptera). Meaning moths and butterflies remember aspects of caterpillar-life, despite effectively turning to goo in the metamorphosis.
pOQQ TIL Peine forte et dure was a method of torture formerly used in the common law legal system, in which a defendant who refused to plead guilt or innocence would be subjected to having heavier and heavier stones placed upon their chest until a plea was entered, or they died.
WkanL TIL about Harry Markopolos who informed SEC about Madoff Ponzi scheme since early 2000, but SEC did nothing
LknPd TIL: Stone age hunter-gatherers only worked for 15-20 hours a week and had far more free time than the average worker today