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TIL of the 71 million dollar word. Due to a hospital not using a professional translator they misinterpreted the word “intoxicado” which led to improper treatment leading to the patient becoming a quadriplegic and winning a lawsuit to the tune of 71 million dollars.

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YWjB TIL that with Saudi Arabia now allowing women to vote, Vatican City is the only remaining country where women cannot vote.
8anmZ TIL that the game "50 Cent: Blood in the Sand" had a helicopter mission added to it late in the development process because 50 Cent's son asked for helicopters to be in the game
X0ZXR TIL a California woman won $1.3 million in the lottery and filed for divorce 11 days later without disclosing her winnings to her husband. Two years later, he discovered the truth and sued, winning the entire amount.
xlg5 TIL JFK purchased 1200 Cuban cigars before signing the trade embargo 51 years ago
KOMLR TIL after losing automatic control of his Mercury capsule, astronaut Gordon Cooper was forced to use his knowledge of constellations, wristwatch, and his eyeballs to manually land his spacecraft. He ended up splashing just 4 miles from his recovery ship, the most accurate landing up to that point.