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TIL liquid breathing of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) has been tested on infants born with severe lung conditions, leading to improved lung function and oxygenation

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0w7rN TIL that in 2014, Afroman made a remix of his 2001 song 'Because I Got High' where he changed the lyrics to reflect the positive aspects of getting high
78YvX TIL That the stunt of Jerry Lawler slapping Andy Kaufman on David Letterman was not revealed as a hoax until years later.
nWlg7 TIL that John Ratcliffe (the bad guy in Pocahontas) was actually for trading with Native American Indians and was disliked for doing this by his fellow colonists. He was eventually killed by Native Americans though by being skinned alive from the feet up by mussel shells
gMQPX TIL at least 11 children have been born in Antarctica. The first was Emilio Marcos Palma, born on 7 January 1978 to Argentine parents .
AWXx TIL ‘Playboy’ once featured a short story about heterosexual men being persecuted in a world where homosexuality was the norm. In response to angry letters Hefner wrote, “If it was wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the reverse was wrong, too.”