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TIL that Shakespeare is credited with creating the name Jessica in The Merchant of Venice

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N7d0J TIL that the physician who tended to President Garfield after he was shot was Doctor Willard Bliss. His first name was Doctor.
165AW TIL About Colonel James 'Nick' Rowe a US Army Special Forces officer who was one of the few men to escape Viet Cong captivity. Years after his escape Rowe was recalled to active duty to establish the grueling SERE Program which is now mandatory for all SOF personnel and USAF aircrews.
ne8e7 TIL the Minnesota state high school hockey tournament is the largest high school sporting event in the nation in terms of attendance and viewership
W049 TIL that the mayor of Dorset, Minnesota is only 4 years old and he was recently “re-elected” for another one-year term in office
QJ7dM TIL — World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes "occupational burnout" as a syndrome resulting from chronic work-related stress, but does not classify it as a medical condition.