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TIL Justice Antonin Scalia died on the same ranch they filmed “There Will Be Blood” and “No Country For Old Men”

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oRK78 TIL that professional wrestlers stab themselves with a razor blade to create blood for the match
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MegVB TIL that doctors in the past used to taste the patient's urine to diagnose various diseases. If the urine tasted "wonderfully sweet as if it were imbued with honey or sugar" it was a sure sign of diabetes.
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