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kOerB TIL that Mother Teresa's first miracle, a spontaneously cured cancerous tumor, was actually a TBC cyst that was treated with traditional medicine, but the medical documentation to prove this was taken away by the Missionary Sisters.
8eNdG TIL that UC Berkeley offers a degree in "meme studies"
4kBQX TIL that Chien-Shiung Wu, a Chinese-American physicist, made critical contributions to the Manhattan Project during World War 2. Her experiments disproving the law of conservation of parity in weak nuclear interactions, known as the "Wu experiment," earned her the nickname "the First Lady of Physics
RWa8 TIL in 2008 a Brazilian priest, as part of a fundraiser, strapped 1000 balloons to a lawn chair and sent himself up. Weeks later, he was found dead at sea, earning him a Darwin Award.
RVl7 TIL that decorated Medal of Honor winner Audie Murphy helped bring attention to PTSD after his own post-war experiences.