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TIL Mindy Kaling's brother pretended to be black to increase his odds of getting into Med school

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NXmeJ TIL of Manuel Neuer's participation in the Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - he won 500,000 euros, only failing on the very last question
b91EN TIL Incest is illegal in Italy only if it provokes public scandal
p8pmb TIL there are people alive that do not have a heartbeat. A Texas heart surgeon (and amateur magician) invented a fake heart that continuously pushes blood through the heart instead of pumping it.
yQJLV TIL of 'Revelations of Divine Love', a book of Christian mysticism by Julian of Norwich. Written in 1373, it is the oldest surviving book in the English language written by a woman.
VBlAG TIL that Patrick Troughton, the second actor to play Doctor Who, considered playing the character as a tough sea captain or pirate in blackface. He eventually chose the character of a "space hobo."