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TIL A woman donated her kidney to her boss and got fired for taking too long to recover.

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v1MDR TIL that Hallet's Cove, NY was renamed Astoria to persuade John Jacob Astor, then the wealthiest man in the United States, to invest in the neighborhood. He only invested $500.
Ooy17 TIL of the lynching of Postmaster Frazier B. Baker and his infant daughter. Frazier was appointed postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina in 1897. Local whites objected and had undertaken a campaign to force his removal. When efforts failed to dislodge Baker, a mob attacked him and his family.
VdvD TIL in 2011, a man died after being stabbed in the leg at an illegal cockfight. The murderer was one of the birds, which had the knife attached to one of its limbs.
j4xa TIL a 10 year old used his college savings to buy William “The Fridge” Perry’s Super Bowl ring and to give it back to him
MeB0B TIL Mel Brooks served in World War II, defusing land mines as the allies advanced into Nazi Germany.