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TIL the president of Food for the Poor is called Robin Mahfood

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E1AlP TIL of rotationplasty, a surgical procedure that attaches the foot to the upper part of the leg backwards, to remove tumors near the knee joint and help patients with mobility and prosthetics.
5VmQR Today I learned from a trucking Facebook group that Truckers will soak toothpicks in meth to keep them awake on long drives.
xwpo TIL of William and Francis Buckland, eccentric father and son scientists who both developed the desire to consume as many different animals as possible. It is believed William Buckland also ate the heart of King Louis XIV. Charles Darwin called him a “vulgar and almost coarse man”
b6Y4a TIL that Americans spell judgement without the e (judgment)
5YOMB TIL Paris Hilton's grandfather, Connie Hilton, donated 97% of his family fortune to charity and is embarrassed by both of his grandchildren