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TIL as of 2017, 75% of the US’s medical communications are still sent via fax.

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loBlK TIL A man received a heart transplant from a donor who committed suicide. The recipient married the widow of the donor and committed suicide 12 years after the transplant.
EgV0P TIL that pyrocumulus clouds are formed by intense heat from wildfires or volcanic eruptions. These clouds, also known as fire clouds, develop when the heat from the fire causes air to rise rapidly, condensing moisture into towering clouds.
9n1r TIL Cacti are native to North America, so there are none in any other desert on earth.
lgQ1 TIL “Pretty Woman” was originally titled “$3,000” and was a cynical, depressing tale of a junkie prostitute and the rich jerk she spends a week with. In the end, the rich guy throws her out of the limo, and tosses the money down on the street. She yells, “Go to hell! I hate you! I hate your money!”
VMQYm TIL: In Chesapeake, Virginia, a 13 year old caught trick-or-treating can be sentenced to 6 months in jail.