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TIL that in 1901, a doctor was told mid-surgery that he was needed urgently elsewhere, to which he responded that he could not leave "even for the President of the United States". He was then told he needed to operate on William McKinley, the President of the United States.

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Mex78 TIL Alexander the Great's army conquered the world while wearing armor made of linen that could stop any arrow made at the time.
9wk17 TIL in 1931, during the Great Depression, there were so many news accounts of starving USA citizens that colonial-era Cameroon in west Africa raised money for Americans as aid. They collected $3.77 - about $70 today.
yVDm8 TIL Roman Dodecahedron artefacts are excavated across western and northern Europe- small, hollow, metal objects comprised of 12 pentagonal faces with holes in the centres and protruding knobs in the corners. More thank 50 theories have been scientifically published, but their purpose remains unknown
MeBpB TIL about Makgeolli, also referred to as takju (meaning ‘cloudy alcohol’), is a Korean fermented rice wine. It is traditionally made with three ingredients: rice, Korean fermentation starter called nuruk and water. Unpasteurized, it contains high concentrations of nutrients, probiotics, and enzymes.
ANAKx TIL In 1906 Andrew Carnegie formed the Simplified Spelling Board to fix spelling in the English language. Teddy Roosevent was ready to impose their recommendations but he and Carnegie disagreed on how to get the public to adopt. So we're still stuck with that "d" and "e" in Wednesday.