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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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oYKW TIL that the Leica Camera company smuggled hundreds of Jews out of Nazi Germany before the Holocaust, masquerading the Jews as employees being assigned overseas. The company helped each refugee find a job, gave each of them a Leica camera, and a monthly stipend till they found work.
5YR8R TIL Kaiser Wilhelm II had a series of birth defects, most notably a withered left arm. Treatments for his arm include: salt water sprays, cold compression, electric shocks, stretching, and putting the arm into a fresh animal carcass (Queen Victoria thought this was a bad idea).
0dNwy TIL Australian Aboriginal oral traditions accurately describes postglacial sea-level rises dating from more than 7000 years ago. Some tribes can describe islands that no longer exist; and provide their original names.
yQaPM TIL that albino animals appear to have red eyes because the blood vessels in their retina are visible through their transparent irises
50Wp TIL that Icelandic Police have only ever killed one person