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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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E1Yod TIL Anne Frank has a tampon named after her in Japan, and because the enthusiasm she displayed in her diary about getting her first period shattered a cultural taboo, the Japanese refer to a woman's first day of menstruation as “Anne’s Day”.
EgQBP TIL: That people who experience discomfort watching cringe have higher levels of empathy.
a0pM TIL Don King brutally killed an employee that owed him $600 and only served a 4 year sentence
5Y1BD TIL that until 2017, it was possible to take flight AY666 to HEL (Helsinki), and this flight occurred on Friday 13th on numerous occasions.
9RQG TIL The newest US Navy destroyer is so stealthy that they have to affix huge reflectors on it during peacetime operations because radar thinks the 610-foot warship is a 50-foot fishing vessel which has already caused one near-collision with a civillian vssel.