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4BKa TIL a man’s enormous 12-pound facial tumour could have been treated when he was a teenager, but his mother wouldn’t let him get surgery because she was a Jehovah’s Witness.
jN9LM TIL Indian actress Kangana Ranaut initially aspired to become a doctor at the insistence of her parents. Her relatives were unhappy with her decision to enter the film-making industry, and they did not correspond with her for several years
GYpQ1 TIL during the Summer of 1858 London England dealt with "The Great Stink". A heat wave combined with an inadequate sewer system made the area reek of human waste for weeks. It lead to an overhaul of the sewer system that took 17 years to complete
v1WL4 Today I learned that the State of Michigan's anthem, "My Michigan" cannot be played without paying royalties until 2032, because the state government never purchased the rights to the song, and the song is still copyright protected.
7rKvO TIL that household company names like DuPont, American Express, and Brooks Brothers each played an active part in the American Civil War.