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TIL that Nitrogen Mustard a chemical weapon, led to breakthroughs in chemotherapy. This is because of its ability to prevent cell duplication.

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d8jkK TIL about Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street. Know as "the greatest miser", she was said never to turn on the heat or use hot water, wore one dress and undergarments until they worn out, didn't wash her hands and ate fifteen cents pies. Her son lost his leg after she refused to pay.
P1xRV TIL that In 1842, experiments we're conducted to determine the windspeed needed to pluck a chicken for tornado research
J1PE1 TIL about Operation Gunnerside; Just when the fuses were about to be lit, the caretaker of the heavy-water electrolysis chambers asked the saboteurs if they could help him find his glasses. The saboteurs obliged. They found his glasses, blew up the chambers and the saboteurs all got out alive.
PYLOG TIL of the 1800s ‘Berners Street Hoax’, where a prankster managed to get countless people, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, to show up at 54 Berners Street all on the same day. Police had to be called to try and corral the hundreds of tradesmen and visitors as the street descended into chaos.
NXLDQ TIL that LIFE Magazine once printed a guide on "how to tell Japs from the Chinese"