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TIL that prior to 1987, babies were given even major surgery, such as open-heart surgery, entirely without anesthesia and post-operative pain management. It was honestly believed that infants couldn’t feel pain.

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kOPw1 TIL the children's book 'Love You Forever' simple four-lined verse was a poem the author would sing silently to himself after his wife gave birth to two stillborn babies.
9xkM TIL in 2012, 146 newborn girls in the US were named Khaleesi.
Wk5m9 TIL of the Casio VL-1, which combines a keyboard, a synthesiser, and a calculator. Despite its cheap and unorthodox construction, it became popular among musicians across many genres, from the German band Trio in their 1982 song "Da da da" to C418 in the Minecraft OST.
Z8pdv TIL a man in China has been drinking medicinal gasoline for 42 years and is still (probably) alive.
LkxY0 TIL, old books have a particular smell due to lignin being present in the paper. Lignin is related to vanillin, leading them to have a faint vanilla scent.