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Med7b TIL George Orwell was born in India and his real name was Eric Arthur Blair.
4y8w TIL there is a medical phenomenon called Lazarus syndrome, which is the spontaneous return of circulation after failed attempts at CPR. Some patients are known to make a full recovery.
087M TIL Jennifer Love Hewitt doesn’t have even a single film of hers rated fresh on rotten tomatoes.
wLVbY TIL There are nearly 6 million CCTV cameras in Britain, which is 1 for every 11 people. Within 200 meters of the flat in Islington where George Orwell had the idea for 1984, there are now 32 CCTV cameras.
OGJYL TIL that in 2001 Major League Baseball successfully voted to eliminate two of their teams, the Twins and Expos. The plan fell through after the Twins were legally obligated to honor their stadium lease and the Expos were purchased by MLB and moved to Washington DC