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TIL that patients of doctors who graduated from international medical schools had significantly lower mortality rates than patients cared for by doctors who graduated from U.S. medical schools

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6E7vY TIL that Cyril Radcliffe was given just five weeks to decide on a border between India and Pakistan. Before his appointment, he had never visited India and knew no one there.
9EaX TIL that there is an old Finnish unit of measurement used by the Sami people called ‘poronkusema’ which translates to “a reindeer piss”. It’s the distance a reindeer can walk before needing to urinate.
VVXm TIL that in the first-released Star Wars film, “A New Hope,” out of the 121 minutes of running time, Darth Vader was on screen for all of 12 minutes, or less than 10% of the film.
Ypwpr TIL that in 1942 the US effected gas rationing; the goal was not to save on gas but to conserve the rubber used in tires to benefit the war effort.
lopbV TIL that Brazilian soccer players play so well because of the increased touches during Futsal, therefor practicing more, resulting in becoming a better soccer player