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TIL about hemiplegic migraines, known for temporarily causing weakness on one side of the body, numbness, and even trouble speaking.

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a89Wb TIL private and commercial paternity tests are banned in France. Paternity tests may only be conducted by order of a judge typically to assess criminal guilt or involvement.
eNxk TIL that the Chinese government deploys anti-self-immolator firefighters at Tiananmen Square.
D15ke TIL the streets of London were once paved in gold: fool's gold. Martin Frobisher shipped over a thousand tons of fool's gold from what's now Canada to London under the impression he was shipping gold ore. When it was later discovered it was no more than iron pyrite to use it for road metalling.
Xwkj TIL that Keanu Reeves was set to star in the live adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, a film that currently resides in “development hell”.
4XyZg TIL that at Ford's Theatre a portrait of George Washington is hung on the box where President Abraham Lincoln was shot. At the time, there was no official presidential seal or symbol, so owner John T. Ford hung the portrait there, as a symbol of the office.