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TIL that needle-free 'virtually painless' injections are possible through laser technology.

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P1L5V TIL that Rickey Henderson was so proud of earning a million dollar signing bonus that he had the check framed instead of cashing it. He saved the envelopes of cash teams gave players for per diem expenses, allowing his kids to pick them out of a box when they did well in school
lybV TIL doctor-assisted suicide in Belgium is liberalized to the point where one can elect to be euthanized for suicidal reasons without immediate family having to be made aware
b9gX0 TIL that the World Health Organization recommends ash or sand as alternative to soap when it's not available
M71ym TIL about the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre (21 people killed and 19 more injured in a 77-minute span by James Huberty)
8GmL TIL In 1965, U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson said to the Greek ambassador “Fuck your parliament and your constitution. America is an elephant. Cyprus is a flea. Greece is a flea. If these two fellows continue itching the elephant they may just get whacked by the elephant’s trunk, whacked good.”