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TIL of a 1950's doctor who transfused his sick patient's blood into his own body to understand her condition better. Impressive and scary!

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JYabl TIL Michael Jackson was a huge fan of Weird Al Yankovich. The pop star eagerly let Al do parodies of 'Beat It' and 'Bad,' and actually let him use the subway set of 'Bad' to film a music video for 'Fat.' Michael Jackson also did his best to convince other artist to let Al parody them.
Rjw9 TIL that all attempts to create a national identity card (a federal agency-issued mandatory form of identification) have been strongly opposed by both conservative and liberal politicians, who regard it as the mark of a totalitarian society.
vWm8 TIL the rotary phone was invented by an undertaker. The operator in his hometown was married to his competition, so the rotary dial was a way to bypass the human operator.
e0rKL TIL that in the 1910s, an encyclopedia company gave away tracts of land in Huntington Beach, California, with every $126 encyclopedia set purchased. Today, the median home price in the area is close to a million dollars.
d8grZ TIL The word "checkmate" is derived from the Persian shāh māt ("the king is helpless").