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TIL in Venezuela in 2007, a man woke up during his autopsy

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Me64B TIL The band Franz Ferdinand's name was inspired by a racehorse called Archduke Ferdinand. The horse won the Northumberland Plate in 2001 and the band liked the alliteration. Additionally the band wanted a name that would imply their music would transform the world; like Ferdinand's death did.
e0EO5 TIL, A man with severe OCD and a phobia of germs attempted to commit suicide with a gun to his head. Instead of killing him, the bullet eliminated his mental illness without any other damage.
ne4yY TIL Belgium and the Netherlands allow euthanasia for severe treatment-resistant mental illnesses.
jRWN TIL, if you’re like most drivers, you have your mirrors adjusted unsafely. They should be adjusted far outside so that you can’t see your car at all to get rid of “BLIND” spots.
lB05 TIL Dr. Donald Unger received an Ig Nobel Prize in 2009 for cracking only the fingers on his left hand for sixty years to see if the habit contributed to arthritis – it didn’t.