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TIL CERN scientists presented the Higgs Boson findings in Comic Sans

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78QeX TIL Some states allow unauthorized pelvic exams on patients in teaching hospitals
E10gP TIL that the first recorded mention of altitude sickness was in 37 BCE, when a Chinese official noted that a trade route to Afghanistan passed a mountain that caused sickness as travelers ascended it - in the report, this place was named “Big Headache Mountain”.
JYOK4 TIL Marvin from Pulp Fiction (Vincent kills him in the famous car accident scene) is the voice actor of Samurai Jack and appeared in many other animated television series or video games (Futurama, Family Guy, Afro Samurai, Diablo 3, Dota 2 and many others).
11Q7 TIL that Michael Jackson had a meeting at the WTC on 9/11 but overslept.
yVn48 TIL The U.S. offered land to exiled French Bonapartists in Alabama to grow grapes and olives, but the colony failed due to the settlers' lack of farming skills and unsuitable soil.