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TIL of the concept of a Savior Sibling, a child who is conceived in order to provide a stem cell transplant to a sibling that is affected with a fatal disease

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VpMk TIL that when James Avery auditioned for the part of Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, he had no idea who Will Smith was. When he entered the room, Smith had his feet on a table and his hat on sideways. Avery told him to put his feet down and turn around his hat. He got the part.
xW6B TIL United Airlines failed to provide a wheelchair to a passenger with cerebral palsy; he had to crawl off the plane.
Wk50Y TIL that the alternative to fellatio is irrumatio, where the one being stimulated does all the work.
dVWZ TIL Samuel L Jackson first used the word ‘Motherfucker’ because it helped overcome a lifelong stuttering problem.
b9GrQ TIL about "Verbocaine": Talking to a patient throughout a non-anesthetized procedure and providing reassurance and feedback, which can mitigate pain response