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TIL of Syndrome K: a fake disease that Italian doctors made up to save Jews who had fled to their hospital seeking protection from the Nazis. Syndrome K "patients" were quarantined and the Nazis were told that it was a deadly, disfiguring, and highly contagious illness. They saved at least 20 lives.

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kOJ7g TIL in 2008 Dmitry Agarkov changed a credit card agreement to his benefit - and the bank signed it. When in 2010 the bank wanted him to pay late fees, he sued it, as according to the changed deal, it owed him money - 24m rubles (ca. $727k). It all ended with an out-of-court settlement.
gwp7 TIL Jerome Iginla donates $2,000 to charity for every goal he scores. He has scored over 500 career goals and donated more than $700000 in 2000 to 2013.
Oo5Kg TIL - If you bite it and die, it is poisonous; if it bites you and you die, it is venomous.
P4rO TIL in 1951, MGM owed the dog that played Lassie $40,000 in back pay. Planning on ending the franchise and in lieu of payment MGM gave full rights to the Lassie trademark to the dog’s trainer, who then spun it off into a TV show that ran for 571 episodes.
KeD4 TIL that during the embryo development 3 sets of kidneys develop, but only one set remains to become the permanent adult kidneys.