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TIL the official name for Clippy (Microsoft’s office assistant) is actually Clippit

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4n9a TIL That currently there exists a myth in Pakistan that says HIV can be cured by having sex with a virgin, which is contributing to women and girls being raped
QJkPd TIL the term "cliffhanger" is considered to have originated with Thomas Hardy's novel "A Pair of Blue Eyes," serialized in Tinsley's Magazine in 1872-3, in which a protagonists is left literally hanging off a cliff.
LV4d TIL that in 1847, a doctor performed an amputation in 25 seconds, operating so quickly that he accidentally amputated his assistant’s fingers as well. Both later died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only known procedure with a 300% mortality rate.
Py4J TIL That in 1685 someone picked up Oliver Cromwell’s head off of the ground, and then it was traded by collectors for 300 years
e0KJ6 TIL of Tom Attridge, a Grumman test pilot who managed to shoot himself down while in an F11F Tiger after entering a steep dive and catching up to rounds fired prior to the dive (which slowed down due to air resistance). With his engine and windshield damage, he was forced to crashland but survived.