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TIL A woman was successfully was diagnosed in 1984 with a brain tumor, after she began hearing unknown voices in her head that told her she needed to have a brain scan.

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nLaP TIL there is a mountain called Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu in New Zealand, its name translates to “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one”
yKmv TIL that Tesla invented a light bulb called the “Carbon button lamp” that is 10 times more efficient than a standard Edison incandescent bulb.
1aMJ7 TIL Through 1970 to 1971 TV networks cancelled some of their most popular and profitable shows including Green Acres, Lassie, Hee-Haw and The Beverly Hillbillies in what is often referred to as The Rural Purge.
wo5po Today I learned that the largest snowman ever built was in Maine in 2008 and measured 122 feet, 7 inches tall.
DaaP TIL tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness.