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TIL Dr. John R Brinkley successfully scammed the American public into believing he could transplant goat testicles into the scrotum of infertile men in order for them to conceive.

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ndvG TIL Mob boss John Gotti would offer coffee to the FBI agents assigned to tail him.
d87XZ TIL that Jason Bateman’s father-in-law is Paul Anka
j6LMp TIL: The Befana, is an Italian witch like woman who delivers gifts to children like Santa, but on Jan 5 with broomstick, gives garlic to bad children, and sweeps before she leaves. It was banned for a few years in 1977 to reduce holidays to help the economy.
PYKXJ TIL that Jon Favreau created the role of Cara Dune in The Mandalorian with former mixed martial artist Gina Carano in mind, and did not audition any other actresses for the role.
edQL TIL that someone survived a cardiac arrest and 2 hours and 45 min of CPR thanks to the help of bystanders and an automatic chest-compression system.