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TIL that the show Scrubs has one of the most accurate portrayals of the actual way a hospital runs and all of its medical cases are taken from real life medical cases.

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jvQR TIL The British pound is the world’s oldest currency still in use - it is 1200 years old.
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VRX0 TIL that there are some females who have one extra type of cone (4 instead of 3) and can therefore see 100x the amount of colors regular people can. [tetrachromacy]
YLW7 TIL: James Brown used to fine his band members for things like wearing unshined shoes, missing a dance step or showing up late to a gig
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