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TIL bodybuilding was banned in China in 1953.
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TIL there is a medical phenomenon called Lazarus syndrome, which is the spontaneous return of circulation after failed attempts at CPR. Some patients are known to make a full recovery.
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TIL that Wilt Chamberlain was born in West Philadelphia and died in Bel Air.
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TIL that John Green played FIFA as the club AFC Wimbledon, uploaded it to YouTube and then donated the ad revenue to the club itself. As a result, he is listed as an official sponsor and has a logo on the club’s kit as well as a stand named after him.
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TIL: The US leads in Medical Errors, making our costly health less safe than other ‘free’ systems.
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TIL there's a surviving text of an 1121 law in Baghdad requiring all Jewish women to wear at all times: 1 yellow star on their head, 1 yellow star on their neck, a necklace w/ a lead plaque that said "Dhimmi" (ie "non-Muslim"), 1 red shoe, 1 black shoe & a bell on their neck or their shoes