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TIL father of Behaviorism B.F. Skinner once successfully conditioned the hand movements of a distinguished psychologist who was in the middle of arguing against Skinner’s work

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4XpZo TIL that, despite having the largest US alligator population, it has been more than 200 years since the first and last Louisianan died to an alligator.
R7L6w TIL that Johnny Cash’s guitar player died in 1968. Cash found himself at a show where the temporary replacement, Carl Perkins, couldn’t make it. An audience member asked Cash if he could fill in for the night, and he said yes. Bob Wootton then became Cash’s guitar player for the next 29 years
VBGPZ TIL Nauru has the highest obesity rate in the world (94.5% overweight, 71.7% obese), caused by the rapid adoption of Western diets after the phosphate mining boom. Traditional diets of fresh fish and vegetables were replaced by processed foods—with devastating health effects.
oB4vY TIL Shoe shops used in-store x-rays machines on children to ensure a good fit from 1920-1970 until they realised the dangers of radiation
NX7RM TIL that Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, were born joined at the abdomen Oct. 28, 1951. In 2014, the brothers earned the distinction of being the world's oldest set of conjoined twins shortly before their 63rd birthday.