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TIL Iron overload in the human body is also called the ''Celtic curse'' or the ''Irish Illness and Scottish sickness'' due the substantial amount of people of Celtic descent having the disorder.

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EeAP TIL that the 80 members of the Doolittle Raid received engraved goblets for their bravery. Anytime a raider passes, the goblet is turned upside down at their reunion. The goal was for the last 2 goblets to drink 1896 cognac, the year Doolittle was born, as of 2015 there are 3 raiders left.
XE1XX TIL that Canada consumes the most doughnuts and has the most doughnut shops per capita of any country in the world
1a9lO TIL that Shaquille O'Neal earned a doctorate in education degree in 2012--his doctoral project explored how business leaders use humor in the workplace.
78ryb TIL During the Machado dictatorship in Cuba, Havana citizens were forbidden to dance the conga, because rival groups would work themselves to high excitement and explode into street fighting.
Oojra TIL that the earths ozone layer is on track to healing completely within 50 years.