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TIL that in medieval times, surgery was considered too menial a task for physicians to perform; it was instead delegated to barbers.

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QJPD6 TIL that Franklin D. Roosevelt's disability was largely unknown to the public. He was diagnosed with polio and was mostly paralyzed from the waist down. When photographers tried to catch him in his wheelchair, Secret Service agents reportedly tore the film out of their cameras.
Jdd8 TIL that domain names were free until 1995.
R74R1 TIL snails are responsible for more than 200,000 human deaths a year.
b9o1E TIL: Hells Angels attempted to kill Mick Jagger in 1975. They tried to drive a boat up to the Long Island Mansion he was staying at, however, the boat sank and the Hells Angels ended up having to swim for their lives.
BWmb TIL the Bermuda Triangle has as many disappearances as any other place in the ocean of a similar size and many of the mysteries attributed to it happened outside of the triangle.