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TIL that Dr. Phil lost his license to practice psychology in 2006

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R5B8l TIL instruments found in King Tutankhamun's tomb were played on a BBC radio broadcast in 1939 after a silence of over 3000 years
grLeL TIL: That in 1970, Lula Cora Hood, a single mother of four in Illinois, vanished after a family argument. Decades later, a skeleton found in 1996 was thought to be hers. However, in 2011, 84-year-old Lula was discovered alive in Jacksonville, Florida.
JGMV TIL when an American soldier looses his penis as a result of wounds sustained in combat, there are no disability payments, or mental health services after the wound is initially treated.
OgXg TIL South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to cars to repel carjackers
EEw0 TIL that in Sweden volunteers can sign up to receive a text message if someone is having a cardiac arrest 500 m from them so that they can start performing CPR before the paramedics arrive. There are currently 9600 volunteers.