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TIL that the island of Tristan de Cunha is the southernmost inhabited British overseas territory but was originally deemed, in 1793, as not being suitable for habitation let alone as a proposed penal colony.

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Z8r1G TIL James Barry was born a woman but disguised herself as a man in order to join medical school. She performed one of the first known successful Caesarean sections. The new born was christened James Barry Munnik in his “her” honor. Her identity was discovered when she dead.
e0NbE TIL that the patron Saint of ice-skaters, got her sainthood after being disabled in an ice-skating accident.
Oyja TIL that the guy getting punched in the face on Pantera’s album Vulgar Display of Power got paid $300 in total for it. The reason was because it took 30 tries to get it just right.
kO6k4 TIL In 1950, medical knowledge was estimated to double every 50 years. By 2020, it is expected to double every 73 days.
LkRJ0 TIL George Lucas originally wanted to cast renowned Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first Star Wars movie, A New Hope