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TIL that the surgeon who pioneered organ transplant proved it by sewing dogs heads to other dogs

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XB96 TIL A letter was sent to Martin Luther King, sounding as if coming from a disappointed admirer, urging King to kill himself or risk evidence of adultery being leaked. King believed it was from the FBI. The Senate’s Church Committee on intelligence overreach confirmed King’s suspicion.
NJQQ TIL that the year 46 BC was 445 days long because of changes to the calendar
QOx9 TIL the IRS uses 56 year old software to receive taxpayer data and dispense refunds.
BgW7K TIL that while Bram Stoker’s Dracula character was loosely based on Vlad Tepes the Impaler, his appearance and personality were drawn from the actor Henry Irving, an imposing egoist with a strong aquiline nose, whom Stoker managed while writing the book.
kBXE TIL your electronic devices can be seized within 100 miles of the U.S border at any time for no reason.