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TIL There are over 84 foreign heads of state that were educated in the U.S

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loeyK TIL Earlier, doctors used to tap the patient's chest to get clues about their medical condition. One 'gentleman' French doctor, reluctant to embarrass a young girl, rolled up a sheet of paper to make a tube and placed it on her chest. It worked, and as a result, the stethoscope was invented.
rRNe1 TIL That everyone is related and your most distant relative possible, among everyone on earth, is approximately 70th cousin.
7rEdZ TIL that Einstein described quantum entanglement as "spuckhafte ferwirklung" or "spooky action at a distance" because it contradicted his Theory of Relativity
ADDEd First, a disclaimer: Selling your organs is illegal in the United States. It's also very dangerous. Handing off an organ is risky enough when done in a top hospital, even more so if you're doing it for cash in a back alley. No, really: Don't do this. OK? OK.
yQMb8 TIL a license to sell Star Wars merchandise cost $750,000 dollars. Before the original film had even been released.