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TIL that bone marrow transplant recipients often inherit the donor’s immunities and allergies.

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8eMEb TIL that "I Will" by the Beatles and "My Best Friend's Girl" by the Cars have the same guitar part.
epeYJ TIL in 1981 George Thorogood and the Destroyers completed their "50/50 Tour", in which the band played shows in all 50 US states in 50 days. In fact, they played a concert in Washington, D.C. on the same day that they performed a show in Maryland, thereby playing 51 concerts in 50 days.
yVJe8 TIL during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, almost 67% of online abuse was found to come from North and Central America, with the main target being USA Players
EgVP0 TIL For 15 years during the Cold War, the nuclear launch code for the United States was "00000000"
KXm4 TIL that after reading the script to Schindler’s List, composer John Williams said to Spielberg “You need a better composer” to which Spielberg replied “I know, but they’re all dead”.