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TIL that although intensely private, Joe DiMaggio allowed a children's hospital to use his name and image on condition that they never turn away a child because of inability to pay. The deal was struck with a promise and a handshake.

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P1ZdZ TIL According to a study from the University of Glasgow, roughly "one in three" patients admitted to a hospital are likely to die within a year of admission
BOwx TIL when George Washington died in 1799, Napoleon ordered 10 days of nationwide mourning in France.
6EYX TIL that at the moment John Lennon was pronounced dead a Beatles song came over the hospital’s sound system.
AJYn TIL that 3 schizophrenics who all thought they were jesus were put together in a psych ward for 2 years for an experiment. Each of the 3 concluded that he was still jesus and the other 2 were insane/not
yVvBM TIL about Tim Friede, the Venom Man. Tim flatlined from two back to back cobra bites in 2001. He was revived and decided to become immune to snake venom in hope of creating a universal antivenom. He has taken 200+ fang bites and 500+ needle injections from lethal cobras, mambas, kraits and taipans.