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TIL Madagascar has a larger population than Australia

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4Xmbo TIL George Eastman founder of the Kodak and helped to bring the use of roll film into the mainstream, suffered from a degenerative disease in his final two years. Eastman died by suicide with a gunshot through the heart. His suicide note read, "To my friends, my work is done – Why wait? GE."
d8bnd TIL Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait used to appear together at comedy clubs under the names “Jack Cheese” and “Marty Fromage”
WkQjA TIL that a human being can remain perfectly functional after having an entire cerebral hemisphere removed. One patient completed college, attended graduate school and scored above average on intelligence tests, with literally only half a brain.
5VBn TIL: honey is more effective at cough suppression than many over the counter cough syrups
6oBY TIL that the British Royal Navy (at substantial cost) established a fleet of ships known as the ‘West Africa Squadron’ which would patrol the west coast of Africa, capturing slave ships. This fleet is estimated to have captured 1,600 slave ships and freed 150,000 African slaves between 1808 & 1860.