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TIL a set of 19 questions such as “Do we have the right patient?” and “What operation are we performing?” can reduce surgical deaths by more than 40%

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a8xjN TIL that in his will, George Bernard Shaw wished for a portion of his assets to be used to generate a phonetic English alphabet of 40 letters
exY4 TIL “Lone Survivor” Marcus Luttrell received a dog when he got home to aide in his recovery. in 2009 4 men shot the dog, and Luttrell chased the men in his truck through four counties with 2 pistols until the cops showed up.
XENXE TIL at 18 years old Qudsia Begum gave a speech at her husband's funeral convincing the male claimants to acknowledge her daughter as heir to Bhopal and herself as regent, starting a female Islamic dynasty in Bhopal that lasted 107 years
6EPjm TIL: The Polish cavalry charge against German tanks was a myth stoked by Nazi propaganda. In reality, the cavalrymen successfully attacked infantry. Some were even equipped with antitank weaponry.
D1kWr TIL that Bruce Lee was in only one officially sanctioned fight in his life, a boxing match in high school that he won by decision