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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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mxEey TIL a camera losded with 8mm film was discovered in a farmer’s field in Michigan. The film depicted a man lying in the street in a pool of blood. The FBI soon discovered the footage had been intended for use in a music video… and the corpse” was none other than NIN founder Trent Reznor.
gDwy TIL, a “September 11th Security Fee” is applied every time you book a flight. The amount collected has risen from ~$1 billion in 2002 to ~$3.5 billion in 2015, and jumped $1.5 billion from 2014 to 2015. Currently, the fee is $11.20 per round-trip.
jNLLv TIL during the filming of the original pilot of Game of Thrones, the Danny/Drogo sex scene was filmed outside with their horses behind them. They had to stop the scene because people on set started laughing. Turns out one of the horses got turned on and their giant horse boner was on camera.
kJ4GB TIL that Ben & Jerry's employees are entitled to 3 free pints of ice cream every day
wLol6 TIL that when the Queen of England dies, Operation London Bridge will commence. It is an originally secret protocol meant to handle the news and organize the country's 12-day mourn. Several news channel rehearse this even every year, replacing her name with "Mrs. Robinson".