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TIL Dana Carvey (Wayne, from Wayne’s World) had bypass surgery, the surgeon operated on the wrong vessel, he sued and won 7.5 million, then donated it all to charity.

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v1BbL TIL Mt. Everest is actually not the tallest mountain on Earth, instead it has the tallest elevation or highest point above sea level. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the actual tallest mountain, however most of it is underwater so it is often discredited.
EkKx TIL Gobekli Tepe is a megalithic temple in Turkey that predates Stonehenge by 6,000 years.
nA6o TIL In Japan hospitals must be run as non-profit and be managed by physicians.
l7BKK TIL Cats Can't Cry: Cats can't cry with tears, but they have other ways of expressing sadness. If your cat has teary eyes it could mean that your cat needs medical attention, and it's not because they are sad.
NEL6 TIL there are tribes called ‘Cargo Cults’, who worshipped planes during WW2, believing they were gifts from the gods, and they built their own small airstrips and phoney planes to attract them. Some tribes still exist today.