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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL Oliver Smoot, whose body was used to measure Boston's Harvard Bridge as part of an MIT fraternity prank in 1958, went on to become the chairman of the American National Standards Institute and the president of the International Organization for Standardization. image
TIL Oliver Smoot, whose body was used to measure Boston's Harvard Bridge as part of an MIT fraternity prank in 1958, went on to become the chairman of the American National Standards Institute and the president of the International Organization for Standardization.
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL The smell of cut grass is an SOS calling beneficial insects like parasitic wasps to help resist plant attacks image
TIL The smell of cut grass is an SOS calling beneficial insects like parasitic wasps to help resist plant attacks
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9 months ago
TIL in 2020 scientists discovered a new organ in the human throat, a previously unknown pair of salivary glands called the "tubarial salivary glands".
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL that in 2017 scientists discovered a new shark species in the depths of the ocean - and it glows image
TIL that in 2017 scientists discovered a new shark species in the depths of the ocean - and it glows
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9 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL that during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana received the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it. image
TIL that during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana received the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it.