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TIL doctors from UCLA found unique blood cells that can help fight infections in a man from Seattle's spleen, so they stole the cells from his body and developed it into medicine without paying him, getting his consent, or even letting him know they were doing it.

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ADv5w TIL in 1942 Nazi Germany began working on a long range bomber capable of striking the United States. A lack of materials and the worsening war situation caused the project to be abandoned.
g44A TIL The 7 Wonders of the Ancient world all co-existed in time for 54 years until the Colossus of Rhodes fell.
a8rNo TIL between 1865-1896 —a.k.a. “The Gilded Age” — Americans were less healthy and lived shorter lifespans than the generation before them.
OgVe TIL that the saying ‘to take with a grain of salt" comes from Pliny the Elder, who wrote about an antidote for a certain poison, having as one of its ingredients a measure of salt. He thought that if an antidote involved salt, then the poison itself should be regarded less seriously than normal.
M7xn8 TIL: People with severe mental illness are no more likely to engage in violent behavior than the general population, but are more likely to be the victims of violence themselves