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TIL A 15-year-old liver transplant patient is the first person in the world to take on the immune system and blood type of her donor.

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VM574 TIL Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street) and Stratton Oakmont's suit against Prodigy led to the development of Section 230 of the CDA
p8vYb TIL: New-born human infants can differentiate between genders, showing a clear preference for females. They're especially attracted to their own mother's face. They're also better at adults when recognizing features on a monkey's face.
Avkn TIL in 1965 a Boeing 707 had an engine blow up during flight and take 25 feet of wing with it. The plane made a safe emergency landing. Boeing then sent a second plane to pick up the stranded passengers and the front landing gear of that plane collapsed on the runway.
4RaJ TIL in 1981, Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers after they refused to end their strike and subsequently banned them from federal service for life.
b91Rp TIL there is no Queen of England. The sovereign nation called England came to an end in 1707 following union with Scotland.