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TIL Otis Redding died 3 days after recording (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

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KYd6G TIL that breast milk is as effective as ophthalmic solutions (eye drops) in infants with eye discharge
M7yxW TIL that the doctor who attended to Osceola ignored his dying wish to be buried in Florida, and removed Osceola's head after his death to put it on display in his drug store. When his children misbehaved, he would move the head to their room for the night.
YZed TIL that a volcanic explosion 70,000 years ago wiped out all but 10,000 humans.
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