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TIL that most refrigerator doors are reversible to account for different kitchen spaces

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EOQo TIL of a general whose dying request was to have his skin used for drums so he could continue leading his troops to war. He was also blind and never lost a battle.
ywna TIL Ernesto Miranda, of “Miranda Rights” fame, was stabbed to death at a bar in 1976. A suspect was arrested but he exercised his Miranda Rights and was released.
oBWnE TIL New Jersey lost $140M in tax revenue after a hedge fund billionaire moved to Florida.
p8lYQ TIL that Afghani women are not entitled to personal names outside the confines of their homes. Nor are they allowed any record of their existence - anywhere - that uses a name, not even their tombstones.
9wwyr TIL that 3% of patients chemically paralyzed and put on a ventilator become aware. Due to the paralytic leaving them unable to communicate, they are forced to lie motionless for the duration of the time on the vent. Patients would often become traumatized as a result.