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TIL William Tecumseh Sherman's niece was named Euthanasia Sherman. She was a doctor

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yQ78a TIL, authors will write themselves into their own stories for various purposes. Stephen King wrote himself into the Dark Tower series after a near-fatal accident. (Stephen King in the book also suffers the same accident)
p8xEb TIL, the largest IMAX screen is in Melbourne, Australia and is 105x75 feet.
lox4B TIL Fernald State school exposed mentally ill children to radioactive isotopes to document the effects. They had no permission from the kids or their parents & told the kids they were part of a “science club.” The experiments were conducted by Harvard University & sponsored by Quaker Oats.
pa4p TIL Nong Yousui from Dahua, China has eyes that can see in pitch black
nWJ6W TIL dandelion roots can be made into a coffee-like beverage.