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TIL that John Adams’s daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a mastectomy without anesthesia in 1811

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b9jAN TIL that popular children’s show “The Flintstones”, was sponsored by a cigarette company, Winstons cigarettes.
8abmP TIL Polyps inside nasal passages obstruct the flow of air, make the nose feel stuffy, and can decrease sense of smell. A nasal spray containing corticosteroids can shrink polyps and prevent them from returning
XEkBR TIL The combined space taken up by all golf courses in the United States would be larger than the state of Rhode Island
e0D56 TIL during WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.