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TIL a quadriplegic man was sentenced to 10 days in jail for a first time offence of possession of marijuana, despite the prison not having sufficient medical equipment for him. The 27 year-old died after four days in custody.

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P1NML TIL Samuel Chalfant, a dentist who made dentures without patent approval, murdered Josiah Bacon, the royalty collector for Goodyear Vulcanite Company's patent on rubber dentures. After the murder, the company stopped enforcing the patent, and dentists were able to provide dentures without royalties.
D1O1p TIL baby otters can’t swim when they are born. It can take baby otters months to learn how to swim depending on their species. Sea otter moms need to carry babies on their belly or place them in kelp beds until they learn how to swim properly on their own.
6EkKJ TIL that Napoleon was once interested in considering a submarine as a weapon in his military arsenal to combat ships. When it came time to look at the Nautilus, designed by American inventor Robert Fulton, Napoleon decided that Fulton was a swindler and a charlatan after learning the vessel leaked.
0wen1 TIL of Dr. Carlos Montezuma a Native American who was stolen by another Tribe and sold to an Italian photographer, who took him to Chicago to be educated. In 1889, Dr. Montezuma, was one of the first Native Americans to receive a degree in medicine. Later he fought for Native American rights.
nk1P TIL During World War I, before the traction splint was introduced, femur fractures had an 80% mortality rate. After the splint was introduced, the rate dropped to around 8%.