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TIL Kim Jong Il's birth name was Yuri Irsenovich Kim
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TIL that Japanese actor Bandō Mitsugorō VIII claimed to be immune to fugu kimo, naturally toxic pufferfish liver. He ate 4 portions in a restaurant with his friends in Kyoto and died 8 hours later.
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TIL that the first successful surgery to repair an anal fistula was performed on Louis XIV in 1686; anal fistula surgery then became highly fashionable, with members of the royal court lining up to undergo the procedure (whether they needed it or not) or faking it by placing bandages on their bums
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TIL Houdini debunked psychics, a practice that made an enemy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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TIL: The US Supreme Court Ruled That Professional Solicitors and Charities Are Not Required to Disclose Their Commission Structure Up Front. A Telemarketer Could Legally Take 99% of the Charitable Donation as a Commission.
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TIL Children’s books have 50% more rare words in them than does an average showing of adult prime-time television.