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TIL when Gandhi's wife was stricken with pneumonia, doctors told her husband that a shot of penicillin would heal her, he refused to have "alien" medicine used and she died. Soon after, Gandhi caught malaria and, relenting from the standard applied to his wife, allowed doctors to save his life.

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7ro9Z TIL about a Vanishing Temple in India that vanishes twice a day. Due to high tide, the temple gets completely submerged in water, and then later reappears at low tide.
nWpRd TIL in 1692 an 80 year old from Livonia was called to court as a witness to a theft. Unprompted, he revealed that he was a werewolf who fought witches in hell, including his neighbour, who broke his nose with his broomstick. The judges initialy laughed but evidence forced them to take it seriously
MJ5a TIL more boys are born during times of war and stress and no one knows why. The phenomenon is called the “Returning Soldier Effect”.
lJO7 TIL Rugrats is filled with Doctor Who easter eggs, and It is speculated that Tommy is based on The Doctor. (Think Screwdriver)
x6Vgg TIL Before Black Beard went into battle he lit fuses under his hat to scare his opponents