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TIL: The dollar value of a human life

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eJYb TIL that Stephen King novels “IT” and “The Shining” are set in the same universe, the character Dick Hallorann that is the head chef of the Overlook hotel in The Shining, very briefly appears as a character in IT.
R7Zva TIl of anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes, who after researching international black market organ trade, made the "unusual" decision" to share her findings with law enforcement including the FBI, which later resulted in several arrests.
NXG7b TIL, The Netherlands gives Canada 20,000 tulips every year as a thank you for protecting the Dutch royal family in ww2
XkLR TIL that the US Coast Guard would receive telegrams from concerned citizens, who didn’t realize Gilligan’s Island was a scripted show, asking for them to rescue the castaways
xVRVo TIL that in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the BBC apologised for a live political debate show where some in the audience told the US Ambassador that America had brought 9/11 on itself as a result of its foreign policy .