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TIL You can request a sedation-free colonoscopy if you have some time constraint against missing an entire day to the procedure and after-effects of sedation. Millions around the world go sedation-free

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nWNyr TIL that Fahrenheit and Celsius meet at -40°F (-40°C)
PYnYL TIL Saint Valentine was also the patron saint of Beekeepers and Epilepsy
kBje TIL pubic lice are going extinct because their natural habitats are being destroyed
xkj0 TIL In 1945, Japanese radar operators detected a small number of incoming US planes (which carried the nuclear bombs to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki), but decided not to intercept them as the small number of planes were not seen as a threat.
JYW7j TIL that in 2012, the Health Chief of British Columbia (Canada) proposed legalizing MDMA and selling like alcohol.