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TIL bacteriophage therapy, discarded by western medicine, has been practiced for years in the Former Soviet Union, and has great potential in treating in diseases where antibiotics are failing.

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e05xL TIL that Pro Wrestling Great, George "The Animal" Steele, was not an animal nor was he a dummy. He was a well educated man, teacher and all-around good guy. He has a YouTube video that was uploaded a day after his death, per his instructions, that shows him sharing his life story.
0wy8R TIL that "Maris," the famous unseen character on the sitcom Frasier, was originally only going to off camera for a few episodes, but the increasing absurdity in which she was described forced the show into a box; they couldn't find an actress to meet the character's odd physical description.
dXv7 TIL there is a Spanish guy who got a North Korean passport and runs the whole international DPRK propaganda campaign almost on his own including the Korean Friendship Association and most probably /r/pyongyang
4XylX TIL that Michael Jackson was the Chief of the Agni and King of the Sanwi in 1993, known as Michael Jackson Amalaman Anoh.
8DZ TIL Potatoes were introduced to Ireland in 1590. And it is possible to stay healthy on a diet of potatoes alone.