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TIL: Massachusetts General was the first hospital in the world to use anesthetics. “Ether Day,” the anniversary of that event is still celebrated 170 plus years later by its doctors and staff annually on October 16th.

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X0XQQ TIL of Doctor Fukushi Masaichi AKA "Dr. Tattoo" who would pay heavily tattooed people money for the right to preserve their tattooed skin after they died. He collected more than 2000 human pelts.
aJbZ TIL, as of May 2014, the four largest wireless operators in the US will have a “Text-to-911” service intended for people with speech/hearing disability, as well as cases where a voice call might otherwise be dangerous.
P15be TIL that the British crown enjoys ownership of all of the unmarked mute swans in open water. "Swan upping is an annual ceremony in England in which mute swans on the River Thames are rounded up, caught, ringed, and then released."
oNrL TIL that Moscow is rumored to have a huge secret underground metro, called metro 2, that is bigger than the actual public Moscow metro and connects government buildings
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