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TIL that the sun is not big enough to become a black hole.

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Y7eOG TIL that the film 'Jaws' caused neurosis in a viewer. After trouble sleeping and anxiety, she began screaming "Sharks! Sharks!" with convulsions. A study found that 'Jaws' is unusually effective among films in causing stress; whether its suspense, gore, or music is the cause is unclear.
R5Zpj TIL bloodletting, the withdrawal of blood to prevent or cure illness. This practice was believed to balance the humors—bodily fluids, including blood, once thought to influence a person’s health. It was common from antiquity until the 19th century, when studies began to reveal its harmful effects.
Lk5n9 TIL in 2001-2002, Afghan children mistook unexploded US cluster bombs for food packages because of their similar shape and yellow packaging. Several children were maimed and even killed as a result.
PeNJ TIL the NCAA once said “post-season bowls had no place in college football “because they serve no sound educational ends, and such promotions merely trade upon intercollegiate football for commercial purposes.”
grrgb TIL: Mark Shepard took a degraded corn farm and turned it into a biodiverse, nutritionally dense, habitat-rich high-yield farm using regenerative agriculture which uses no chemical inputs, builds topsoil faster than previously thought possible, and outperforms conventional and organic agriculture.