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TIL that a 3600-year-old ancient Egyptian papyrus is the oldest known surgical text and contains the earliest recorded use of the word “brain” and suggests using raw meat to stop bleeding.

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OoGVX TIL strangulation can be deadly even days or weeks after the event occurs and significant internal damage can have few outward signs or bruises.
Mr7b TIL that “Nutraloaf”, a bland nutrition loaf served in U.S. prisons has been challenged in court and called cruel and unusual punishment.
VMdZ0 TIL Matthew Perry lost the tip of his middle finger as a child “due to an unfortunate door-shutting accident”
VMxZG TIL that there are trails in Ireland that have been certified as part of the International Appalachian Trail, because they were formed together during Pangea
KYj19 TIL that Victor Gruen who designed the first mall in the US, in later years hated what he created and even disowned it