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TIL that Until 1950, U.S. Weathermen Were Forbidden From Talking About Tornados

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neYjd TIL A man in Atlanta confounded doctors and specialists for over a year with a condition which did not respond to any therapies. After he mentioned that he played clarinet in a Dixieland jazz band, researchers examined his instrument and discovered Exophiala fungus inside his mouthpiece
kOAZe TIL that only 13% of Americans eat enough vegetables, while 71% eat excessive amounts of saturated fat.
6EP57 TIL of convicted train robber Frank Grigware, who escaped from federal prison in 1910. A short 6 years later, he became mayor of the small town of Spirit River, Alberta. The FBI discovered him in 1933, but his extradition request was dropped due to 'serious doubts' about his original conviction.
e0ld4 TIL that Dr James Barry the first surgeon to successfully perform a cesarean birth and advocate basic hygiene in medical settings, was born Margaret Ann Bulkley and only had the truth of his biological sex revealed after death
E18Dx TIL: 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY was released before we landed on the moon, and even before the first color pictures of Earth even existed.