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TIL uncomplicated cases of appendicitis can be cured with antibiotics

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kKQE TIL a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, “Blood and Fire”, was written but never produced due to its positive depiction of an openly gay couple, and focus on “Regulan bloodworms” intended to be a metaphor for the public’s fear of AIDS
16rpV TIL real doctors from USC Medical Center were recruited to play the doctors who try to save E.T. because Spielberg felt that actors talking about technical medical matters didn’t seem natural.
1rBr TIL that if your eyes were as good as the Hubble Space Telescope, you could stand in New York and distinguish two fireflies 1 meter (3 feet) apart in San Francisco.
P1OnV TIL about a device called the beauty micrometer, which was used to measure facial features to determine how much makeup can be used and was invented by beautician Max Factor
4Bxg TIL Chris Farley collapsed in an attempt to make a hooker stay with him after a money dispute. She then took pictures of him, stole his watch, and wrote a note saying she’d had a lot of fun. His last words were “Don’t leave me.”