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TIL Craig Sager cut his son off from his will and left him with all the medical bills after his son spent 9 days at a hospital to donate stem cells for his father’s cancer treatment

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b9o8E TIL if you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,500 if a children's book) and distribute them to libraries throughout the country.
NX4x6 TIL that Zaragoza's (Spain) original name was Caesaraugusta, named by Caesar Augustus, the first Roman Emperor.
LrPV TIL that parts of the Eye of Horus symbol were used by Ancient Egyptians to represent numerical fractions.
VGOD TIL serial killer Amelia Dyer, suspected of killing as many as 400 infants and children was hanged on this date in 1896 in London.
aw7n0 TIL Target created an algorithm to detect which shoppers were in their second trimester of pregnancy. They sent baby marketing materials mixed in with lawn mowers and wine glasses so the women wouldn't suspect anything.