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TIL that “Pap” as in pap smear is short for Papanicolaou, the doctor who discovered this procedure to detect early signs of cervical cancer.

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b99KE TIL that Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, together with Mobe, attempted to perform an exorcism on the Pentagon and to levitate the building 300 feet into the air. At least 30 000 people partook.
oBNJE TIL Bowie's 'China Girl' was written by Iggy Pop and is about China white (heroin) and 'girl' (coke).
D1AEP TIL Ryan's Rule is a medical precedent in Queensland where, if a person feels their medical concerns are not being taken seriously, they can request a re-evaluation. This rule came about after a 3 year old child died of a bacterial infection after a hospital doctor declined to perform blood tests.
v1dLL TIL that when Norway launched a rocket to study the Aurora Borealis, a mistake led to Russia not being informed of this launch. The russian president, Boris Jeltsin, opened the nuclear briefcase and were on the verge of starting a nuclear war.
M7goA TIL of Peter Wallace, an English or Scottish buccaneer who, in 1638, founded the first English settlement in present-day Belize.