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TIL in 1996 snooker legend Jimmy White took his dead brother out on a drinking session the night before his funeral.

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DQeLv TIL Reattachment surgery is a modern invention/treatment, with the first reattachment occuring in 1962. The procedure relies on microsurgery to successfully reconnect nerves and blood vessels; typically requiring an operating microscope and micro sutures.
DQKVv TIL about the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. It is an annual multi-sport event, designed to preserve cultural practices and traditional skills essential to life in circumpolar areas of the world. Events played at the WEIO include: knuckle hop, ear pull, seal skinning, four man carry, and blanket toss
6EjOZ TIL the difference between ROBBERY and BURGLARY. Robbery is when one uses (the threat of) force to steal from a person. Burglary is unlawful entry to a place for theft.
loJ9N TIL In 2013, a scientist injected human brain cells into a mouse brain, which improved the mouse's memory and ability to learn.
JYW9m TIL about John Howard Griffin, a journalist who in 1959 took anti-vitiligo drugs and spent 15 hours daily under an ultraviolet lamp to temporarily "become" a black man and travel through the South for six weeks.