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TIL in 1913 researchers kept dogs awake for several days, extracted spinal fluid, then injected this into other dogs which immediately put them to sleep

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mxAry TIL that Stan Lee often took credit for other's work and let himself be mythologized by the media by neglecting to correct them when they gave him sole credit for works that were a team effort.
d8YKB TIL South Korea’s top five family-controlled conglomerates together account for roughly half of the value in the country’s stock market
ejpE TIL for years a young girl in Seattle has been feeding the crows by her home. And in return the crows have been bringing her little trinkets as gifts
e0j1E TIL that Mr. Toad has a headstone in the pet cemetery at the Haunted Mansion in Magic Kingdom at Disney World as a tribute to the now extinct Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
NOAM TIL the Dalai Lama said, “If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”