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TIL fist pumping before a blood test can lead to falsely elevated potassium results.

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JPGV TIL That the man who sang “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch” also find the voice for Tony the Tiger in the Frosted Flakes commercials.
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0Vky TIL that billionaire oil tycoon J. Paul Getty installed a pay phone at his mansion for guests to use so that he would not be billed for their calls.
69XVY TIL that in 1972 school backpacks as known today were first used at the University of Washington. Existing backpacks for day hikers were modified by Jansport, at the time a Seattle-based company.
KOX0a TIL that in 2009 a teenager was assaulted and gang-raped at a school in California, and it took over two hours for anyone to call the police despite there being multiple witnesses to the attack, some of whom allegedly filmed the proceedings instead