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TIL a man with chronic déjà vu was "trapped in a time loop" for 8 years, which forced him to drop out of university. He was unable to read newspapers or watch TV because he believed he had seen it all before, despite not having any neurological condition chronic déjà vu patients usually suffer from.

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gMyJW TIL of Huo Tuo, a surgeon who invented general anesthesia in 100-200 AD. After being sentenced to death for refusing to exclusively treat a king, his scrolls were burned when a guard refused to preserve them. Soon after, the king's son died of illness and the king said he wished he never killed Tuo.
lo7E1 TIL a father of five worked 23 years as a custodian for Boston College so all of his children could attend the university for free. They all graduated and together saved nearly $700,000 in tuition.
OGave TIL about the Fire Lily, a South-African flower that only blooms after wildfire.
J9wk TIL When U.S. space shuttles started linking up with Russia’s Mir in 1995, both sides owed a small debt to the KGB. it was the KGB that successfully stole the U.S. designs in the ‘70s and '80s, unintentionally laying the groundwork for the compatibility between the U.S. and Russian systems.
NXQlP TIL Fred Gwynne [a.k.a. Herman Munster] wrote and illustrated children’s books. He once said the only thing he ever dreamed of being was a portrait artist.