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TIL the proper term for removing personal protective equipment is “doffing”

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d8BRZ TIL Villas Las Estrellas, a settlement of around 100 people in Antarctica, requires everyone (adults and children) who live there long term to have a preemptive appendectomy. While there are a few doctors there, none of them are specialized. The closest major hospital is over 600 miles away.
NXnrM TIL that Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in The Matrix to star in Wild, Wild West
YpOa7 TIL in 2016 two alligators were found guarding €500,000 worth of crystal meth, €300,000 in cash, and several firearms in Amsterdam. The owner of the crocodiles was following the law and had the appropriate permits for the animals.
kJoVe TIL that in 1997 after rowdy eagles fans attacked 49ers fans, the Eagles opened a stadium jail with its own court system.
nWKJB TIL Dorinish (Irish: Deoirinis) is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. During the 1970s it was briefly inhabited by Hippies who established a commune there under the patronage of the island's then owner John Lennon.