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TIL about Dr Alan Hart whose pioneering work on tuberculosis saved countless lives

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4kPlN TIL Francesco Guicciardini, a 16th century historian and right-hand man of Pope Clement VII once wrote in his journal "three things i'd willingly see before i die: a well ordered republic in my native Florence, the barbarian invaders driven from Italy and the world freed from the rascal priests"
E1DYW TIL in 1724 Margaret Dickson was hanged but later found still alive. She then was allowed to go free because under Scots Law her punishment had been carried out. Only later were the words “until dead” added to the sentence of hanging
M7YY8 TIL General Electric was one of the first members of Dow Index in 1895, and the last to remain there until 2018.
neDjG TIL that in Japanese anime and in Native American Sioux culture, nosebleeds signify sexual arousal.
VBp5k TIL that David Dao, the doctor who was forcefully removed from United Airlines Flight 3411, was also a popular musician back in Vietnam.