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TIL that injecting yourself intravenously with papayas would cause your Immunoglobulins to fragment, resulting in the cease of function of the adaptive immune system.

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JYQEB TIL NSYNC's song "Bye Bye Bye" was actually about getting out of a predatory record deal and leaving their con-artist band manager, Lou Pearlman
BGx TIL that Google Talk has a feature that translates your chat into another language in real time.
xV9d0 TIL Sarah Cummins & her fiancé canceled their wedding yet were left with catering for 170; so she invited local shelters for the meal, including bourbon-glazed meatballs, chicken with artichokes & Chardonnay cream sauce, & wedding cake. The community donated dresses & sport coats for guests to wear.
b6mOj TIL that a Florida attorney, E.E. Calloway, believed that the area around Florida’s Torreya State Park was the site of the biblical Garden of Eden and created a tourist attraction where people could tour the site. He also believed the torreya trees in the park were used to build Noah’s Ark.
jNdNa TIL the term "plastic surgery" was coined in 1839, 70 years before plastic was even invented. It comes from the Greek word "plastikē" which means "sculpting" and has nothing to do with plastic.