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TIL That Sir William osler was a renowned practical joker and the greatest ever diagnostician to yeild a stethoscope

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1aNpr TIL Goku from DBZ in Japan is voiced by an 83 year old woman, who holds world records for her long-running voice acting career
nWWxr TIL that the remains of over 4000 Confederate Soldiers who died while Prisoners of War are buried in Oak Woods Cemetery in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. A 30 foot tall monument marks their mass grave.
jNBbR TIL that there exists a competitive sport which combines boxing with a game of chess every other round.
VMG6Z TIL about Kenneth Taylor and George Welch, the first two American pilots to get airborne during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Both were recommended for the Medal of Honor, but this was denied on the basis that they had “taken off without orders.” Together they shot down six Japanese planes.
8BDV TIL that a man raped his son’s rapist for revenge.