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TIL the world's first implantable pacemaker patient, Arne Larsson, went on to receive 26 different pacemakers during his lifetime. He died in 2001, at the age of 86, outliving the inventor as well as the surgeon.

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wR7E TIL the very first barcode scanned was for a pack of Juicy Fruit in Troy, Ohio on June 26, 1974. The pack of gum and its receipt are now on display at the Smithsonian Institute.
ne6Lr TIL that in the case of ‘Mattel vs. Aqua’ over their song ‘Barbie Girl’, a judge who dismissed the suit said “The parties are advised to chill” in his ruling.
JyJB TIL foot fetish can be explained by the fact that the ‘feet area’ in the brain is so close to the 'genital area’.
XERER TIL, the author of Mary Had a Little Lamb, Sarah Josepha Hale, is most responsible for the creation of Thanksgiving being a national holiday.
nMJG TIL “American” is an ethnicity, and according to the 2000 US Census, an increasing number of people are identifying with it.