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TIL of the Daughter from California Syndrome where relatives of terminal patients who haven’t seen them in a long time demand aggressive procedures to prolong their life.

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P9RZ TIL that Joe Pesci released an entire album where he sings as Vinny from My Cousin Vinny.
nPrG TIL the forests of Chernobyl are not decomposing, making scientists concerned of a possible “nuclear forest fire.”
MDO7 TIL: if you take the cost of the raw materials in a human body; A human costs about $1985.77
e66k TIL Hackers made a “sniper rifle” that can hack bluetooths from over a mile away.
Z8XXv TIL in 2001, a South African company named Naspers decided to purchase a 46.5% stake into an up-and-coming Chinese tech company. This initial investment of $32 million into what would become Tencent has now ballooned to over $175 billion, making it one of the most successful investments in history.