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TIL a pulmonary embolism happens when a blood clot blocks blood flow to the lungs and it can develop suddenly, be life-threatening, and sometimes mimic anxiety or chest pain.

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mxeQP TIL about The Radium Craze. At the beginning of 20th century, radium was a miracle element, it was used in products from toothpaste to soap, hair and face creams, in food such as butter and milk. Doctors recommended it for the treatment of everything from arthritis to impotence to senility.
adyZ TIL The author of 101 Dalmatians wrote an official sequel where Cadpig is the prime minister, dogs gain the ability to fly and an alien dog tries to start the apocalypse.
nWavb TIL that Jerry Lawler of WWE fame was actually good friends with comedian Andy Kaufman. He notoriously feuded with Kaufman, wrestling him and slapping him on TV while Kaufman shouted profanities and threw coffee in his face. Later, as himself in Man on the Moon, he stated that his feud was staged.
1aw4 Til Lord of The Rings Return of The King has the highest body count for any movie made!
X0Kmr TIL In 1st century China there were two rebellions were led by a peasant faction called the "Red Eyebrows". They painted their eyebrows red so they could easily tell which soldiers were on their side during a battle.