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TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning.

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nW7p7 TIL The movie Crossfire (1947) was based on the book The Brick Foxhole (1945). The book focused on homophobia but the film was changed to focus on anti-semitism because the Hays Code prohibited homosexual content.
PJJG TIL Chris Farley was suppose to be the voice of Shrek (he was over 80% done with the dialogue before he died)
GARX7 TIL Scientists find that lifespan can be extended by dietary restriction, lowered insulin signaling, and slowing down gene transcription.
m1reP TIL phosphorous was discovered by a 17th century alchemist trying to turn base metals into gold by boiling hundreds of gallons of urine
neGBW TIL the habitat of the American alligator goes as far north as the North Carolina/Virginia border.