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TIL that according to a congressional report there are an estimated 2.4 million cases of unnecessary surgery sold and performed on the public every year. Lucian Leape, a former surgeon and professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, a renowned patient safety expert cautions

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aV5o TIL That diamonds were not originally mined, They were actually found alongside or at the bottom of rivers in India.
Z65v TIL the United States is the Only Country That Hasn’t Ratified the “Convention on the Rights of the Child”
69B4Z TIL that the top of Mount Chimborazo is farther from the Earth's center than Mount Everest
yQEOv TIL Jack the Giant-killer, Beanstalk-climber, of Lanterns and Frost fame, and often paired with Jill, is in fact an Archetypal Hero/Stock Character in Cornish and English folklore, and is believed to be the same person.
1abr TIL when the U.S. invaded Mexico the Irish fought alongside Mexico untill the last battle, when they ran out of ammo, tore down the white flag, and continued fighting with bayonets until 85 were captured and put to torturous deaths by the U.S. Today it is known as the largest hanging in N. America.