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TIL Babe Ruth was one of the first cancer patients to receive radiation and chemotherapy treatment simultaneously

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VB19Z TIL, Apollo Creed actor Carl Weathers played 1 NFL season for the Raiders with John Madden as his head coach
87eb TIL Norway’s first aircraft hijacking was resolved after the hijacker surrendered his weapon in exchange for more beer.
VBYY4 TIL That part of the CIA's Memorial Wall is the Book of Honor which identifies agents who have died in the field. However, as of 2021, 37 of the 137 entries in the book have no names as the identities remain classified even decades later.
MD5K TIL, in 1999, a Florida man auctioned his kidney on Ebay. The post read “You can choose either kidney. Buyer pays all transplant and medical costs. Of course only one for sale, as I need the other one to live. Serious bids only.” The bids reached $5.7 million before the company abruptly ended it.
aw9aL TIL that one of Steven Spielberg's first movies cost $500 to make and was shown at a local cinema. 500 people came to the movie and it is thought that one accidentally paid 2 dollars (tickets cost 1 dollar), gaining Spielberg a total of $1 dollar from the film.