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TIL that the actor who played Peter pan died of overdose in NYC and was buried in a mass grave in Hart Island. It was found out because his mother wanted to connect him because of his father's passing.

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OGPN1 TIL that in Singapore, people who opt-out of donating their organs are put on a lower priority to receive an organ transplant than those who did not opt-out.
4Xe4X TIL of a woman known as Patient S.M, who has no amygdala, which is the part of the brain responsible for fear. As a result she is unable to feel fear or read negative social cues, and doesn't understand personal space. The only time she ever felt fear is when a test was held replicating suffocation.
OGBdY TIL about Dick, Kerr Ladies F.C. One of the earliest women's football clubs in England. They played from 1917 to 1965, playing 833 games, winning 759, drawing 46, and losing 28. In 1920, Dick, Kerr Ladies defeated a French side 2–0, that was the first international women's association football game.
oBVPr TIL: In 1902, due to pressure from the butter industry, the U.S. government made it illegal to put yellow food coloring into margarine. This caused annual margarine consumption to drop from 54k tons to 22k tons due to the unappetizing stark white color of undyed margarine.
4Kgg TIL That the San Francisco 49ers’ running back Frank Gore scored a 6 on the Wonderlic Test. A score of 20 indicates average intelligence while a score of at least 10 is needed to be considered literate.