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TIL that Scott Morrison, a physician, rated every single episode of House M.D. in terms of medical accuracy, from A to F

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D147Y TIL about Robert Antley, a bike shop owner who was waiting for burglars in his store. When they broke in, he was waiting with a gun where he made the men strip naked and brutally beat them for hours.
GAva5 TIL the history behind the Game of Thrones logo that GRRM and his company incorporate the detailing on the logo elements and make them a perfect representation of each honorable house and the show.
9w6EB TIL most insurance companies have ceased all new auto insurance policies in California.
wLxNP TIL Jean-Baptiste Lully died of a gangrenous abscess after accidentally piercing his foot with a staff while he was vigorously conducting a Te Deum. It was customary at that time to conduct by banging a staff on the floor. He refused to have his leg amputated so he could still dance
xVQY1 TIL that an infant king in 16th century Hungary was kept alive by being placed inside recently slain animal corpses, a primitive form of incubator.