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Me788 TIL John F. Kennedy's brain was removed and stored in the National Archive after his autopsy. The brain was subsequently lost and remains missing to this day.
6m8 TIL that the former CEO and owner of Segway died from Segwaying off a cliff.
mxx9P TIL There are four different types of OCD. One of them is checking. The checking is often carried out multiple times, sometimes hundreds of times, and for hours on end, resulting in the person being late for work, dates and other appointments.
d8Y9Q TIL J.R.R Tolkien considered various different title including 'The Magic Ring' but later settled on 'Lord of the Rings'
rRj60 TIL Switzerland has 7 simultaneous "presidents", each with equal power. Every year they rotate control of 7 federal depts & who acts as "head of state" (e.g. when dealing with other countries). They come from various parties — right now it's 2 conservatives, 2 liberals, 2 socialists, and a centrist