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TIL the first special effect in a film was The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, 1895

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ZpPJ4 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.
P1eL TIL there was a man who was blind at 10 months old, but underwent a surgery to give him vision at age 52. However, being able to see terrified and confused him so much that he committed suicide 2 years after the surgery.
grVOW TIL That elephants stay cancer free as they have 20 copies of a key tumor-fighting gene; humans have just one.
webJ TIL that the region of Patagonia in South America originates from the Spanish term “patagón”, roughly translating to ‘giants’, given to natives by Magellan when encountering the local tribe of Tehuelches along the coast. Archaeologists have determined their average male height to have been 6’10”.
loyxB TIL that asbestos is not banned in the United States. A proposed ban was shot down by the 5th circuit court in 1991 because the cost was between $450 and $800 million and would only save around "200 lives in a 13 year timeframe".