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TIL Blowing out birthday candles increases bacteria on cake by 1,400%

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P1NKG TIL about Natalie Sarkisyan, a 17-year-old lukemia patient who had her liver transplant denied by Cigna
kyYg TIL Gregg Allman dodged fighting in Vietnam by studying a foot chart, getting drunk, drawing a target on his moccasin, and blasting a hole in his foot with a revolver. His aim was perfect.
5mbp TIL that in 1969, in response to one of the largest ever anti-war demonstrations, Richard Nixon wanted Army helicopters to hover over protesters and blow out their candlelit vigil
oBv1o TIL of Tycho Brahe, an immensely rich Danish astronomer living in the 16th century that owned not only a midget that could predict the future, but also a pet elk that once drank too much beer on a party, fell down the stairs and died.
5VoPD TIL that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) receives approximately $1.2 billion annually from the federal government, funded by Canadian taxpayers. This accounts for about 70% of its total budget.