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TIL George Orwell’s French teacher at school was Aldous Huxley

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6Eo5J TIL that American cyclist Greg LeMond was accidentally shot with 60 shotgun pellets during a hunt, losing him 65% of his blood volume. Two years later, with 35 pellets still in his body, he won the 1989 Tour de France, becoming the first (and only) American to win the tournament twice.
awwO9 TIL that Sigmund Freud once described a victim of his friend's medical malpractice as having "wish-bleedings, caused by her hysterical longing for the affection of others." His friend Wilhelm Fliess had cut out the inner part of her nose, causing her death some years later.
D1jye TIL a Polynesian man named Tupaia drew an incredibly accurate map for Captain Cook, but it was misunderstood to be badly made and unusable. The map puzzled people for centuries until some researchers finally figured out how to use it correctly.
JYAB4 TIL that The Three Stooges were lied to for 23 years by the then-president of Columbia Pictures. They were never told how popular they were during their Columbia run, and never asked for a raise due to always thinking they were on the verge of losing their jobs.
xVZBB Today I learned the Horror frog or "Wolverine frog" breaks it's own bones to create a bone claw that protrudes from it's toes. The result is similar to the claws of the comic book character, "The Wolverine."