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TIL There was a Doctor in Detroit who falsely diagnosed his patients with cancer so he can profit off their chemotherapy to fuel his opulent lifestyle.

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bRgN TIL The last words from the Challenger Space Shuttle before it exploded were “Uh oh.”
QbkM TIL that Mark Spitz, nine time olympic champion, jokingly told the Russian swim team coach in 1972 that his moustache increased his speed in the water, deflecting water away from his mouth. The next year, every Russian swimmer was sporting one.
ANJ67 TIL the 1927 Liberian general election saw Charles D.B. King win with 229,527 votes. The country had less than 15,000 registered voters at the time.
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