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TIL of the Republic of Kalmykia, a region of western Russia where the predominant religion is Buddhism

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w40o TIL in 1847 Robert Liston amputated a mans leg in under 2.5 minutes, operaterating so quickly he amputated the fingers of his assistant as well. Both later died from gangrene, and a spectator reportedly dropped dead from fright, making it the only known operation with a 300% mortality rate.
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nWZWY TIL the distributor for the human centipede and its sequels are the same distribution Company as the 2025 dog horror movie good boy.
V9Dk TIL Russia is rapidly depleting its Reserve Fund and is expected to run out of cash in 2017. The fund contained $91.7 Billion at the end of 2014 and contained $32.2 Billion as of September, 2016. The drawdown is largely due to oil prices that continue to lag budgeted targets.
ZpWKD TIL that across Cheers, Frasier, and the 2023 Frasier revival, Kelsey Grammer has played the character Frasier Crane in over 500 episodes—the most of any character in U.S. sitcom history.