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TIL the most infamous form of the lobotomy was not the original technique.

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9Y1EB TIL “Whoever [...] unlawfully secretes, destroys, detains, delays, or opens any letter[...] or mail,[...] delivered from any post office or station thereof established by authority of the Postmaster General or the Postal Service, shall be fined [...] or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.”
QX9d TIL Frank Sinatra helped as a liaison between the leader of Chicago’s mafia and the Kennedy family during the ‘60 primary, in order to get Union backing. When Kennedy reneged on his promises after being elected Sinatra was punished by having to play 8 straight nights at the crime bosses club.
wd47 TIL: Women who perform oral sex on their husbands decrease the chances of some complications during pregnancy. The incidence of such complications decreases further if she swallows.
Bragr TIL The 1904 Olympic Marathon included a runner who was poisoned by his trainers, a runner who was chased a mile off-course by dogs and a runner who ate rotten apples, had to lie down for a bit and still finished fourth.
mxpKR TIL There are up to 500,000 people of Palestinian descent in Chile