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TIL that over 500 surgical operating room fires every year.

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KlNQ TIL that the NFL trademarked the term “Super Bowl”. As a result, many events and promotions tied to the game are forced to refer to it as “The Big Game” or other descriptions.
BgMJd TIL that ChatGPT can argue for flat earth
N9a6 TIL of Hyonseo Lee, a North Korean defector who spent years helping her family escape to South Korea. When her family was arrested and held near the embassy, Lee could not afford the bribe to free them–a stranger from abroad heard her story and paid it. Lee and her family now live in South Korea.
BrJ8K TIL that the famous Las Vegas Strip is not actually in the city of Las Vegas. It sits immediately south of the city limits and is technically located in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester, NV.
0Bkp TIL that Crocodiles in Vietnam are skinned alive to make “luxury” leather bags, belts, and watchstraps for the world’s leading fashion brands – including Louis Vuitton – a horrifying undercover investigation has revealed.