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TIL in 1941 a Norway woman was hit by a Nazi shrapnel that gave her a German accent

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KYYkR TIL Galen argued that the liver must be the primary organ of the body because of its role in the production of the humours. The word for "liver" was often substituted for “heart” in ancient Greek poetry, in phrases like "hit in the liver"
15rP TIL more Slurpee’s have been sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba than anywhere else in the world.
V4lG TIL that SuperDry is actually a UK-based company that writes Japanese text on its clothing to emulate the practice of Japanese clothing companies that write meaningless English words on their clothes to attract appeal.
w0jE TIL that after the Wachowskis pitched the idea of The Matrix to Warner Bros and asked for an $80mil budget, WB said no and gave them $10mil. The Wachowskis spent the $10mil on the opening scene of the film, which they showed WB who were so impressed that they ended up giving them the entire $80mil
Z8kZD TIL in 1824, Thomas Jefferson introduced legislature for the United States to end slavery by purchasing all slave children, train them for various skills and crafts, and then send them to the Dominican Republic.