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TIL about Hisashi Ouchi. He was exposed to more radiation than anybody in history, and and then his skinless, skeletal body was kept alive by doctors for an agonizing 83 days against his wishes

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ZpVoo TIL since 2020, white LED streetlights have been turning purple because of a defect during the manufacturing process between 2017 and 2019. The yellow phosphor coating was delaminating, and the blue LED began showing through, giving off a purplish glow.
R7ED7 TIL that from 1943-45, British military pilots were issued "escape boots". If they had to bail out over enemy territory, a concealed knife in one boot cоuld bе used to cut away the upper section, and convert them into "ordinary" shoes, which would help the airman pass himself off as a civilian
b6J6a TIL Ezekiel Hart was twice elected to the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada but was denied his seat on both occasions for being Jewish. Opponents to Hart wrote a poem declaring a Jew in the Assembly as more foolish than Caligula's appointing his horse a Roman consul.
4Xpg TIL Kit-Kat bars come in various flavors, including Aloe Vera
78G8p TIL that this terrifying insect (Scutigera coleoptrata - house centipede) is actually your best friend and if you find one in your house you should leave it to its business of relentlessly hunting roaches, termites, bedbugs and etc. They're non-aggressive, not harmful, and don't build nests.