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TIL that the oldest sourdough starter is 122 years old
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TIL from 1939 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service conducted a number of tests regarding the impact of untreated syphilis in unknowing subjects. The revelation of this led to the passing of the National Research Act, requiring informed consent from human participants in medical studies.
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TIL that Ugli Fruit is an actual fruit that grows on trees, so it's possible for someone to fall out of an ugli tree and hit every branch on the way down
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TIL that professional farters, or flatulists, were entertainers in ancient and medieval times whose routines consisted of passing gas in an amusing manner. They could produce "various rhythms and pitches with their intestinal wind".
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TIL that in 1978, over 500 silent films were discovered buried in the Yukon permafrost, including footage of the scandalous 1919 World Series.
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TIL that in the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings:The two towers , the horse that saves Aragorn when he falls off the cliff is the same horse that Aragorn sets free after saying “has seen enough of war”. Also Viggo Mortensen purchased the horse after the movie