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TIL the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Nov-Dec because the host city, Melbourne, is in the Southern Hemisphere.

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7x0x TIL that the first successful surgery to repair an anal fistula was performed on Louis XIV in 1686; anal fistula surgery then became highly fashionable, with members of the royal court lining up to undergo the procedure (whether they needed it or not) or faking it by placing bandages on their bums
d8pZj TIL in 1972, Shirley Chisholm ran for President, becoming the first African American woman to run a campaign for the Democratic Party.
EgKrx TIL a 2023 study compared the health outcomes of over 4,000 patients with hypochondriasis to the health outcomes of about 40,000 control patients matched for age & other demographics; a key finding was that people with hypochondriasis were over four times more likely to die from suicide.
1ajmX TIL that Katherine Rawls dominated women's swimming in America during the 1930s, winning 33 national titles. During World War II she switched to flying as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). "Katy" ferried B-25 and B-26 bombers across America, as well as P-51 and P-63 fighters.
9YnwB TIL "Inuit" is plural, "Inuuk" is dual, "Inuk" is singular.