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TIL Marie Curies research papers are still highly radioactive and to access them you must sign a waiver and wear protective clothing.

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wL07Y TIL Lord goes in isolation as well! According to mythology, the Lord developed a fever after brisk bathing on Snan Purnima day and fell ill. Thereafter, the deities, were taken to 'Anasar Ghar' (isolation room) where they underwent treatment and recovered after 14 days.
x7gb TIL in a South Philly High School Asian students were the target of racial violence and received little support from school keep them safe. They organized their own boycott and brought down the administration.
9YQN6 TIL of Eric Lomax, a British ex-POW who was captured in 1942 by Japanese forces. Many years after the war, he tracked down the Japanese man who had tortured him, and forgave him.
R7Aa6 TIL about Dr. Robert Liston, the fastest surgeon in the 19th century. Start to finish it took him 2 and a half minutes to amputate a leg. In his most famous mishap he took off an assistant's fingers as he cut through a leg. That surgery is the only known surgery with a 300% mortality rate.
WAgN TIL that “bigly” is a real, legitimate word. It’s the adverb form of “big”.