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TIL in 2008, a 15-year-old liver transplant patient became the first person in the world to take on the immune system and blood type of her donor.

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b9yxN TIL Jeddah Tower, under construction, is set to be the world’s tallest building at 1km tall, roughly 172m(564ft) taller than Burj Khalifa
loZPK TIL that Swatch Internet Time was a decimal time concept introduced in 1998 by the Swatch corporation. Instead of having time zones, hours, and minutes, decimals were used to measure what time it was.
v1wdK TIL The legal definition of a 'sandwich' differs across the USA. In California, a hot dog is a sandwich. In Massachusetts, a burrito is not a sandwich. The USDA defines a sandwich as meat between two slices of bread and says a burrito is a 'sandwich like product.' New York has another definition.
1a5V4 TIL of a Russian game show where the contestant was given a car that was reported stolen to the police and if the contestant evaded the police for 35 minutes, the contestant won the car.
WkdGY TIL Pixar film Coco got passed China’s censors with 0 cuts. Censors were ready to ban it entirely for the presence of ghosts, however, the when viewed by the committee they were moved to tears and allowed to be released in full