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TIL that the Roman Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of health care services in the world.

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9YJjm TIL of Charles II of Navarre, or Charles "The Bad" - a continued schemer and manipulator throughout the Hundred Years War. Riddled with disease at the age of 54, he was encased in brandy soaked bandages. His incineration in a medical accident was widely considered at the time to be god's justice
epx7J TIL Goldman Sachs released a report questioning whether manufacturing cures is a "sustainable business model"
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v1ePj TIL that there has been a boat/barge trapped in the rapids above Niagara Falls for over 100 years
8ex7P TIL Hitler's book Mein Kampf has been turned into a manga