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TIL that the last surviving captive of the last slave ship to bring African slaves to the US was interviewed in the 1930s

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D1Nne TIL In 1929, W. Forssmann performed the first human heart cath on himself. He tricked the OR nurse, put himself under local anesthesia, inserted a catheter into his arm, then walked to the X-ray room to see if it reached his heart. He was fired from the hospital, but awarded the Nobel Prize in 1956.
EgVBw TIL that Okinawa Island, captured from Japan during the War in the Pacific, remained under American administration until 1972
EGNW TIL that a guy sold his imaginary friend, named Jon Malipieman, on ebay for over 3,000 dollars
aR0N TIL Popeye’s last cartoon came out on August 9, 1957 and none have been made since then.
PY81O TIL Being Clean Shaven Was Popularized By Alexander The Great Because He Couldn't Grow A Proper Beard