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TIL: The first chemotherapy drugs were derived from Mustard gas - a chemical warfare agent used during WWI

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W75bN TIL Pope Pius IX, the longest-reigning pope, kidnapped six-year-old Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy who had been secretly baptized by a maid. The kidnapping enraged Napoleon III and led to his support for Italian Unification in the War of 1859.
nKeY TIL Facebook’s mobile app discretely eavesdrops on your conversations using your phone’s mic to “serve you a better experience”
pYda8 TIL The Apple iPod was discontinued in 2022.
rRwK0 TIL that when recording "Heroes", David Bowie used three microphones. One 9 inches away, one 20 feet away, and one just beyond that. Each microphone was muted as the next activated, forcing him to sing at increasing volume to be heard.
EgG00 TIL that even though dead bones are dry and brittle, living bones are wet and a bit soft. In order to absorb pressure, bones are also slightly flexible. Up to one-third of a living bone's weight is water.