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NXbj6 TIL: the Barbie doll is based on a German doll named Lilly that was based on a cartoon in a tabloid and initially sold to adults. Barbie and Ken were named after the children of Mattel's founders.
X041E TIL that in 2000 it was estimated that between 230,000 to 284,000 iatrogenic deaths occurred annually in the USA.
b6mZa TIL In the biblical story of Peter, Jesus did not rename the man called Simon/Simeon with the name Peter. He called him "rock". Petra is just the Latin/Greek version of the word "rock". It was later anglicized to "Peter"
Jpj8 TIL Guinness could really be good for you: A pint of Guinness may work as well as a low dose aspirin to prevent heart clots that raise the risk of heart attacks.
kOX9E TIL the producers of "Strange Bedfellows" sued Universal Studios, claiming that "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" had over 100 common plot points to their film, released three years prior - only to discover that the first draft of the script was written before production started on Bedfellows