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TIL that a Nepali doctor Sanduk Ruit has restored the eyesight of over 100000 patients across Asia and Africa

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JY1pk TIL that due to a mistranslation, Muslim martyrs might have 72 white raisins waiting for them in heaven instead of the expected 72 virgins
Gnm1 TIL that John Adams, founding father of the U.S., called his wife “Miss Adorable” and demanded a million kisses in one of the first letters he ever wrote her.
6PdZ TIL clockwise and counterclockwise were originally sunwise and widdershins before clocks were common
WOkL TIL that the top Tupperware salesperson in America is a 6 foot 5 inch man named Robert Suchan. He makes $250,000 year dressing up in drag as a character called “Aunt Barbara” based on his own aunt.
p84xN TIL that in Ancient Egypt, the pharaoh alongside the general public would gather around to masturbate into the Nile river as a ritual ceremony to promote river fertility.