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TIL In 2003 an ER doctor in Idaho saved a patient’s life by performing emergency surgery with a cordless drill in a church parking lot to relieve pressure on his brain caused by internal bleeding.

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GYL4E TIL that when Neil Armstrong went to the moon he took along a copy of Dvorak's "New World Symphony."
Oo87g TIL on the first day of filming 'The Devil Wears Prada' (2006), Meryl Streep told Anne Hathaway, "I think you're perfect for the role. I'm so happy we're going to be working together." Then she paused and followed it up with, "That's the last nice thing I'll say to you." And it was.
k0g1 TIL that in 2005, the DEA reported seizing $477 million worth of drugs, whereas the estimated value of drugs sold within and into the US is $64 billion dollars. This makes the efficiency rate of the DEA less than 1% at curtailing US drug trade.
BrW0b TIL Walt Disney wasn’t cryogenically frozen. He was cremated and his ashes interred at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. The rumor that he wanted to be frozen was started in 1972 by the president of the California Cryogenics Society and has since been denied by Disney’s family.
ax8N TIL of the Blood Bikes, a network of UK organisations that consist of volunteer bikers who transport donated blood, breastmilk and organs quickly between hospitals