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TIL a 66 year old man went to the hospital because of stomach pain, to discover he had been a woman his whole life.

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mAXM TIL Coffee was discovered in Ethiopia, when the goat herder Kaldi noticed his goats dancing after eating the beans.
kJOR1 TIL of Byron Looper, a Tennessee politician known for both changing his middle name to "(Low Tax)" as a vote-winning stunt and, during a Tennessee state senate race, assassinating his opponent. In the election, held a month later, he still received 1,531 votes.
0wndL TIL The source of the term "green room" has been lost to history.
8erab TIL that the first public flushing toilets were introduced at the 1851 Great Exhibition. Over 827,000 visitors paid a penny to use them, which led to the phrase 'to spend a penny.' The following year, public lavatories, referred to as 'Waiting Rooms,' were officially opened.
Oode TIL One day, Seth MacFarlane woke up with a hangover. His travel agent told him his flight was at 8:15 AM when his flight was actually at 7:45 AM. Seth missed his flight. This day was September 11th, 2001, and this flight was American Airlines Flight #11.