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TIL SoFi Stadium's 5 billion dollar construction cost was entirely funded by private investors with no tax payer money.

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epRXg TIL about a lawsuit: Allegedly in 2020, a woman noticed a foul smell when her son was in ICU but nurses could not locate the source. Then while her son was intubated and on a respirator, a pipe mishap above the ceiling caused the spilling of hundreds of gallons of human wastewater on her and her son
rN1Ax TIL in 1973, Stevie Wonder was the passenger in a vehicle that hit a logging truck. The truck lost its load and a log struck Stevie in the forehead leaving him in a coma for 10 days, His friend, Ira Tucker, was the first to elicit a response from him when she sang 'Higher Ground' in his ear.
KxNw TIL that Kim Jong-il’s real name was Yuri Irsenovich Kim and that he was born in Russia.
9w5AB TIL The Komusō, a group of monks in Japan from the 17th to 19th centuries, were known for donning straw baskets on their heads. This practice, thought to symbolize the absence of ego, continues today. Some even used the baskets to travel anonymously.
d850Z TIL that May 12 is International Nurses Day. It is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.