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TIL that the doctor who figured out that washing hands greatly reduced the death rate of women after childbirth was viewed as a madman and later confined to an insane asylum where he died 2 weeks after.

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69Abl TIL of the Outcomes Paradox in schizophrenia — Patients treated for schizophrenia in some developing countries have better outcomes than patients treated for schizophrenia in developed nations.
epMOL TIL there was a British sitcom centering on Hitler and Eva living next door to a Jewish couple. The show was canceled after one episode.
9gVr TIL In a poll of incoming Princeton University freshman in 1939 Adolf Hitler was chosen as the “greatest living person.” Albert Einstein who was a Princeton professor at the time came in second.
GG17 TIL during a delay in filming, Jon-Erik Hexum from 80’s show “Voyagers!” was playing with a gun used for an upcoming scene. While passing time he shot a blank into his temple and the blunt force from point blank range propelled pieces of his skull into his brain. He died 6 days later.
e0xRk TIL the term "ass clown" was coined by, and has become a part of our lexicon, courtesy of the movie Office Space