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TIL a doctor went 50 years cracking the knuckles of his left hand only, leaving his right hand as the control, twice a day to prove it does not contribute to arthritis.

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W7e04 TIL there's something called the National Diaper Bank which coordinates and facilitates donations of diapers to families in need. 1 in 2 US families cannot afford enough diapers to keep their infant or child clean, dry, and healthy.
m1xwE TIL about identical twins Sunny and Jeen Han. An actual case of good twin/evil twin after Jeen was convicted of hiring two people to murder Sunny
Brxae TIL that the Hiroshima Flame of Peace was lit on 1st August 1964 in hope of a world without nuclear weapons, and it will continue to burn until nuclear weapons are abolished worldwide
oBlNr TIL that Terry Fox was a 21 year old one-legged cancer patient who ran 3339 miles across Canada in 143 days before dying to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The Terry Fox Foundation has raised over $715 million as of today to support cancer research.
W0eX TIL the RMS Lusitania, the ship whose sinking was the deciding factor for the american to enter WWI, was carrying ammunition making a legitimate military target just as the German had claimed