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TIL Dennis Quaid’s face appeared on warning labels of vials of blood thinner Heparin to remind nurses not to accidentally inject patients with high concentration doses after Quaid’s newborn twins almost died of an accidental overdose

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R0b7 TIL the Japanese word for male masturbation is “Senzuri” (“a hundred rubs”), while female masturbation is “Shiko shiko manzuri” (“ten thousand rubs”).
olnK TIL Albert Einstein had a daughter in 1902 but no-one knows what happened to her
WkpmB TIL that a common form of execution in ancient Asia was by elephant. The elephants were also trained to dismember or torture people slowly. In some places, it continued until the 19th and 20th century.
rRPw4 TIL that "Traditional Chinese Medicine" is not a genuine medical heritage, but was invented by Chinese Communists in the 1950s as a nationalist response to shortages of "Western-style" doctors and medication
awE9b TIL 89 years ago, in April 18, 1930, the BBC's news announcer reported "There is no news," and piano music was played for the rest of the 15-minute news segment.