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TIL that in 1961, surgeon Leonid Rogozov operated on himself for appendicitis. With local anesthesia, a mirror and the help of his colleagues, he managed to remove his appendix.

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BrGxb TIL that the dangerous strains of E-Coli Bacteria only came into existence in the early 70s, when, by a freak event of DNA sharing, a E-Coli Bacterium gained the gene to produce kidney and intestine destroying Shiga Toxins from a Shigella Bacterium, the bacteria that causes Dysentery.
rR50x TIL A Japanese rail company has apologised after a train left a station 25 seconds early. The operator said, "the great inconvenience we placed upon our customers was truly inexcusable".
AeYB TIL that on July 1, 2016 volunteers dressed as World War I soldiers appeared across the UK as part of Battle of the Somme commemorations. The ‘soldiers’ silently handed cards to passers by, each bearing the name of a soldier who died at the Somme on 1st July 1916.
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