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TIL the individual responsible for the development of residency programs in the United States, which are notorious for long hours and grueling schedules, was a known addict to both cocaine and morphine.

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BrZGx TIL That since 1951 in Israel it is required by the law that every new building will have a security room that can withstand blast and shrapnel from conventional weapons, and offer protection against chemical and biological weapons.
d81O8 TIL During the filming of Spartacus, Kirk Douglas & Stanley Kubrick had such a bad relationship that they got therapy together.
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gZOD TIL that on 9/11 some jet fighters took to the air without live ammunition, knowing that to prevent the hijackers from striking their intended targets, the pilots might have to intercept and crash their fighters into the hijacked planes, ejecting at the last moment.