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TIL Acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity is the second most common cause of liver transplantation worldwide and the most common cause of liver transplantation in the US. It is responsible for 56,000 emergency department visits, 2,600 hospitalizations, and 500 deaths per year in the United States.

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oB5Yo TIL Heteropaternal Superfecundation is referred to as a form of twinning where genetically the twins are half siblings or they have different fathers. In 2013, a New Jersey woman found out her twin daughters have different Daddy thru DNA test when she sought for child support on her partner.
eP1n TIL that a popular 70s Japanese kids show called Rascal the Raccoon led to a raccoon adoption craze in Japan. Eventually, raccoons invaded the wild, where they continue to this day to wreak havoc on infrastructure and the environment as they have no natural predators.
Lkw1r TIL that the inflatable sex doll may have been invented by Adolf Hitler, but the project failed because soldiers were too embarrassed to carry them.
ADJMn TIL Hinduism deity called 'Ila' is an androgyne deity which is known for their sex changes. As a man, he is known as Sudyumna and as a woman, is called Ilā.
ANNQ4 TIL McKamey Manor, an EXTREME haunted house attraction in Tennessee in which the guests must sign a liability waiver to participate: can't leave the experience without permission& subjected to various forms of physical and psychological torture: having bones broken, teeth removed, & being drugged.