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TIL that until 1987, heart surgery (and other surgeries) could be performed on babies with no anaesthesia, as it was commonly thought that babies could not feel pain

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xVZK7 TIL in early 1990s, Looney Tunes & DC Comics were originally included as themed areas in of what is now Universal's Islands of Adventure. Issues over royalties between Warner Bros. & Universal Studios killed the plans after Universal CEO Sid Sheinberg told WB "we don’t need your f*cking characters."
9BRp TIL that in 1912 the Australian national rugby team played 16 games in the US and Canada. It played poorly because players stayed in college frat houses and partied too much; one member said “We were never in bed. That was the trouble. I’ve never had such a time in my life”.
4YkN TIL that Bank of America mistakenly foreclosed a couple (Warren and Maureen Nyerges), who sued and won a judgment for $2500 in Legal expenses. While bank didn’t pay the couple showed up at the bank with a moving company, a deputy, and a writ allowing them to start seizing furniture and cash
6E58Q TIL When a Dominos customer regular didn’t place an order after 2 weeks the store employees went to check on him and found he was in need to urgent medical attention. It most likely saved his life
VL1Z TIL SETI is the only organization in the world that publicly has a protocol set in place in the event a signal is received from extraterrestrial life.