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TIL that doctors in the United States are no longer required to take the Hippocratic oath and many instead take an alternative oath called the "Lasagna Oath" which emphasises a holistic and compassionate approach to medicine.

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oRm98 TIL "Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat" was an unofficial mascot of the 2000 Summer Olympics. He proved so popular that the Australian Olympic Committee attempted to ban athletes appearing with Fatso to stop him upstaging their official mascots.
Rdrl TIL that Warner Bros held two test screenings of its animated movie “Thumbelina”. The first time around, the audience reaction was flat. For the next test, they prefaced the exact same footage with the Walt Disney logo. The test scores soared
xVn77 TIL that Henry VIII pestered Anne Boleyn for seven YEARS before she slept with him.
e0EaL TIL In 1992, a US- bound container vessel from China tipped over in the North Pacific. The ship was carrying 28,000 rubber duckies and other bath toys. They’ve stayed merrily bobbing, going where ocean waves take them.
Zo0G TIL that, in 1804, a London carpenter dressed in white was mistaken for a ghost by an angry mob and shot in the face.