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TIL a woman locked herself into a toilet one day, then refused to leave the toilet seat to the point her skin started to grow around the seat, becoming one with the toilet and making her stuck to it.

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OoEQY TIL in 1988 the Soviet government issued a decree preventing doctors from listing radiation as an illness or cause of death 2 years after the Chernobyl disaster
wLVeM TIL that the traditional breakfast of NASA astronauts is steak and eggs.
lAj1 TIL that It’s A Wonderful Life was a box office flop that caused the sale of its production company. It only became popular after the copyright holders forgot to file for a renewal and TV stations could play it all day and night without paying for it.
gYeD TIL Howie Mandel (voice of Gizmo in Gremlins) has a separate, smaller house in his back yard to live in when one of his family members is sick due to his irrational fear of germs.
4XD9o TIL that until 1970 Memorial Day was observed on May 30, regardless of day of the week. Since 1971 the holiday has been anchored to the last Monday in May.