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TIL a Nepalese doctor has restored the sight of over 100,000 often poverty-stricken people in the last thirty years across Asia and Africa using a 5 minute procedure and an inexpensive artificial lens

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ajBA TIL Kosher salt isn’t necessarily certified as Kosher, but refers to the style of salt (large grains) which was used to make meat Kosher.
Bg7Dd TIL Mao Sugiyama from Japan hosted a public banquet where he served his penis to 5 people who paid $250
nP9d TIL that Leonard Nimoy appeared in public as Spock only once. After needing police rescue from thousands seeking autographs, he did not repeat the experience.
rbod TIL the rarest Olympic Medal is the Pierre de Coubertin (aka True Spirit of Sportsmanship) medal. It is awarded less than once per Olympics.
6Pe8 TIL major cities like New York, Paris, and Toronto create and maintain fake building fronts in urban centres to conceal vent shafts and utilities. The ‘property’ in Brooklyn concealing a 19th century vent shaft is worth over 2 million!