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4kAkX TIL- In ww1 planes forward firing gun was synchronized with the propeller to fire through the propeller
Bgg7y TIL That John Garand, who designed the M-1 rifle that bears his name, never received any royalties for the design and that an attempt to award him $100 000 by an act of Congress failed despite almost six million rifles being produced.
M8v8 TIL that “Tory”, the common term for a member of the British conservative party, is derived from the Irish word “tóraí”, meaning outlaw, criminal
OGnb7 TIL psilocybin was shown to have potential benefits for mental health conditions. Notably, research published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Psychiatry in 2020 found that psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy was an effective treatment for a group of 24 participants with major depressive disorder.
6ErJZ TIL The Mosquito Laser, a device invented to kill large numbers of mosquitoes to reduce malaria infection rates. The idea has been criticized because most areas where malaria is prevalent do not have reliable electrical power.