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TIL: A woman born with birth defects caused by Chernobyl including 6 toes, webbed fingers, no thumbs, leg 15cm shorter than the other, and missing some organs, won a gold medal in the paralympics for cross-country skiiing

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x6Y1 TIL there has only been one known albino gorilla. His name was Snowflake.
OGkaY Today I learned that Beethoven continued to compose music even after he went completely deaf. He used the vibrations from his piano to "hear" his compositions.
EgZPX TIL of Charles Valadier, a dentist who used his Rolls Royce 'Silver Ghost' as a mobile dental surgery unit to treat facial injuries of wounded soldiers on the front during World War 1. Using the Rolls-Royce on the frontline, Valadier became a pioneer of maxillofacial reconstructive surgery.
0wBQR TIL about the Scientific Responsibility award that honors scientists and engineers for exemplary actions often taken at significant personal cost. One recipient was Roger Boisjoly who tried to prevent the Challenger Shuttle disaster by highlighting that the O rings could fail in cold weather.
W7yVB TIL about De Defectibus, a set of instructions about what to do in case anything goes wrong during the Sacrement of the Eucharist, including if rats steal the bread used or if the priest dies during mass.