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TIL there was a gameshow where people would compete for an organ from a Terminally Ill woman.

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wLZN7 TIL the reason Chicken (noodle) Soup is known to help heal the sick is because the boiling of the bones and other inedible parts unlocks nutrients not found elsewhere. Modern commercial soups and broths won't boost recovery are much since many aren't made traditionally, with a real carcass.
wKm1 TIL there are more teachers in the top 1% of US household than there are engineers
rdjo TIL in 1917 journalist H.L. Mencken published a hoax news article stating bathtubs were popularized in the US by Pres. Millard Fillmore after he had one installed in the White House. Thirty years later, even after he admitted it was false, it was still being reprinted as fact.
oROOE TIL about the revolt of Boudicca, a British queen which, inspired by Arminius' victory at Teutoburg forest, attempted to led up to 300.000 troops against 10.000 Roman legionaries, the Britons were all slaughtered by the Romans which took precautionary measures to avoid an ambush like Teutoburg.
7rw9p TIL that Dave Grohl wrote the popular 90s song "Everlong" in 45 minutes while living in a friend's basement