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TIL that in 2003, a 17-year-old transplant patient died after receiving organs with the wrong blood type. The error occurred because everyone assumed that someone else checked the blood type.

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gr647 TIL about the Vectrex, a video game console released in November 1982 in North America that came with its own 9 inch monochrome CRT monitor, detachable wired controller, had vector-based graphics, and games for it came with translucent colorful overlays for the screen. The initial price was $199.
x6EY5 TIL that the Xbox 360 (2005) and the PS3 (2006) are now older than the SNES (1990) was when they were released, making them retro consoles.
X0wr8 TIL Strain 121 (Geogemma barossii) is a single-celled microbe that is able to reproduce at 121 °C (250 °F). It was (at the time of its discovery) the only known form of life that could tolerate such high temperatures.
pJdb TIL that Jadin Bell, a gay teen committed suicide in 2013. His father vowed to walk across the country sharing his sons story. He was hit and killed half way through his journey.
R59M4 TIL that porcupines are indeed defenseless against one predator I had never heard of before. A vicious weasel-like creature called a "fisher" (although it doesn't fish) that is also known for killing lynx. They are one of the rarest carnivores due to hunting for their fur a century ago and logging.