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TIL The inventor of frontal lobotomy won a Nobel Prize.

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5Vv1Q TIL pharmacist Robert Courtney diluted 98K prescriptions involving 72 different kinds of drugs, which were given to 4,200 patients to treat diseases such as cancer, diabetes & AIDS. The fraudster made $19m. However, he was sentenced to 30 yrs in 2002 before being released to home confinement in 2024
dDDyK TIL the national sport in Anguilla is boat racing. This passion stemmed from the early 1900s where Anguillans sought employment on neighboring islands. The voyages home would turn into competitions of speed. (Reposted due to typo in title)
PYyWO TIL that it was widely assumed that infants felt no pain and they routinely underwent major surgeries without anesthesia up until infant pain was formally recognized in 1987.
eLjk TIL the Brazilian football player Sócrates, was a doctor of medicine, a degree he earned concurrently playing professional football. He was also noted for being an intellectual, a heavy drinker and a smoker.
P18RO TIL that it’s currently impossible to cross the Hudson River by car in NYC without paying a toll. The closest toll free bridge is 4 hours away in Albany.