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TIL A 27-year-old male patient fasted under supervision for 382 days and went from 456 to 180 lbs.

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wLxNP TIL Jean-Baptiste Lully died of a gangrenous abscess after accidentally piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a Te Deum. It was customary at that time to conduct by banging a staff on the floor. He refused to have his leg amputated so he could still dance
WXoB TIL Germans score higher than the English on IELTS, The International English Language Testing System
p84mG TIL Denzel Washington’s character in Training Day was heavily based on real life corrupt cop Rafael Perez, an LAPD officer who pled guilty multiple crimes and is even suspected by some to be the man who murdered the Notorious B.I.G
lL17 TIL The Holocaust memorial in Berlin in coated with a special anti-graffiti chemical. The company that produced this chemical was the same company that produced Zyklon B during the war.
7e7r TIL Campfire smoke follows you because it sucks air towards it. By standing next to it, you create a vacuum between you and the fire, which the smoke tends to fill.