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Today I learned that during the American Civil War, approximately 60,000 amputations were performed, accounting for about three-quarters of all surgeries during the conflict.

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oB0lR TIL of the "thrower's fracture": a rare phenomenon in which a young, otherwise healthy person breaks their upper arm bone in half just by throwing a ball too forcefully.
oBGAr TIL many of the scenes in "Elf" were filmed at an abandoned psychiatric hospital in Vancouver. In the 50's, Riverview Hospital was home to more than 4,000 patients. The X Files, Supernatural, Saw, Deadpool 2 and many others have filmed scenes on the site.
nNn9 TIL Gili Trawangan, a small mainly Muslim Island that is harsh on alcohol, openly and legally sells and consumes Magic Mushrooms on a regular basis in Milkshakes and eaten like potato chips
e0K1J TIL about the Hundred Flowers Campaign of 1956 China, in which Mao Zedong allowed citizens to speak out their opinions on the Communist regime freely before ending the campaign within a year and imprisoning those who spoke critically of the regime
rJdw TIL that on the 1 year anniversary of it’s completion, the Mars Rover “Curiosity” sang itself Happy Birthday. All alone. On Mars.