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TIL all Australian doctors who plan to stay in Antarctica during the winter must have their appendix removed in case of an unexpected rupture.

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mLQO TIL that Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin learned to fence both left- and right-handed and performed all of the fencing in the sword fight scene for The Princess Bride
kGld TIL: On June 8, 1921, Babe Ruth was jailed until 4 p.m. for speeding – an hour after the Yankees game began. He had his jersey delivered to the jail, changed in his cell, then was police escorted to the game. He pinch-hit walked in a 4-3 win over Cleveland and became the Homerun champ 2 days later.
1OX8 TIL John Cleese of Monty Python was the first person to say “Shit” on British television.
Qx8a TIL that 43% of sexual acts are completed within two minutes.
yVNb8 TIL former UK Prime Minister John Major's dad was a vaudeville performer and garden gnome salesman, among a few other things