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TIL the UK gameshow 'Mastermind' is inspired by Gestapo interrogations

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epao4 Today I learned Dana Carvey underwent heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. Eventually he won a lawsuit against the hospital and won 7.5 million dollars, all of which was donated to charity.
dD9JB TIL that a former Kellogg factory worker filmed himself urinating on a cereal conveyor belt at a facility in Memphis, Tennesse, only to upload a video of the incident two years later. Kellogg only learned of the incident after the video was uploaded.
BggGW TIL, that Babe Ruth once crashed his car on his way to an exhibition game. Not wanting to miss the game, he hitchhiked the rest of the way.
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