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TIL Traces of cannabis have been found on Shakespeare’s pipe

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d8NvK TIL that Charles Kelman, a pioneer of phacoemulsification, a modern cataract surgery method, was also a successful jazz musician, entertainer and Broadway producer. He regularly appeared on TV shows in the 70's and 80's in part to promote his surgical innovations.
mxjWE TIL that Genghis Khan had more than 1,000 affairs during his lifetime, making every 1 in 200 men related to him...
4jl5 TIL that the CIA conducted experiments on French citizens during the 50’s that involved spraying LSD onto unsuspecting towns. Resulting in numerous injuries and deaths.
K5P4 TIL The original Bramley apple tree planted in 1809, from which ALL Bramley apples trees are cloned, is still alive, but dying from a fungal infection.
KYvoB TIL that Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi war criminal who did barbaric medical experiments on Auschwitz prisoners, survived WW2. In 1979, he drowned in Brazil, where his skeleton is now used as an educational aid at medical school.