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TIL that Imgur is Pronounced “Imager”

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GA6KQ TIL that western philosophy owes a great debt to Arabic philosophers, because by the Middle Ages, many original Ancient Greek texts were lost, and medieval philosophers were only able to access the texts using the translations of earlier Islamic Golden Age philosophers.
MYW0 TIL the first documented cases of cancer were found on papyrus manuscripts in Egypt dating back to 3000 BC. In these manuscripts, 8 cases of breast tumors are mentioned that were removed by cauterization with a tool called the fire drill. The writing says about the disease, “There is no treatment.”
bo5p TIL Scientists have not been able to explain a 1998 study showing a bright light shone on the backs of human knees can reset the brain’s sleep-wake clock.
R7G6 TIL that Mexico threatened to stop buying US corn unless they could sell the US avocados.
KYBDR TIL one 5th of all mammal species are bats, and their ancestors appeared at the time of the dinosaurs