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TIL that when someone needs a kidney transplant, the old kidney is usually left in there, and the new one is put lower in the pelvic area.

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7Kvr TIL on September 11th, 2001 when the US Airspace was shutdown following the attacks, Canada took in 255 flights bound for the USA making this known as Operation Yellow Ribbon. There were over 30,000 people on all 200 flights. Many Canadians hosted the passengers at home for several days.
NV8P TIL casino magnate Steve Wynn had once reached an agreement to sell Picasso’s ‘La Reve’ for $139 million, which would have been the largest artwork sale in history, when he accidentally stuck his elbow through the painting while showing it to Barbara Walters.
QNd1e TIL that Cora Agnes Benneson, one of the first female lawyers in New England, was rejected by Harvard Law School because "the equipments were too limited to make suitable provision for receiving women".
b9dGQ TIL That the Library of Congress has a comprehensive digitized, searchable archive of United States Newspapers dating back to 1777. Free to view and download.
pY0Rb TIL about John Du Pont, heir to the Du Pont family fortune, and the only member of the Forbes 400 richest Americans list to have ever been convicted of murder.