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TIL of Demi-Lee Brennan, the first liver transplant patient to switch blood groups - at estimated odds of 6 billion to 1. The switch in blood type means the 15-year-old no longer requires life-long consumption of immunosuppressant drugs which are used to stop the body from rejecting a new organ.

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xVyj7 TIL Jesus exists in the DC comics universe. His list of abilities is just: carpentry.
x66W1 TIL that James Webb was the NASA Administrator from 1961 to 1968. He oversaw each of the critical first crewed missions throughout the Mercury and Gemini programs until days before the launch of the first Apollo mission. He also dealt with the Apollo 1 fire.
rRNby TIL of Regulatory Capture, when a governmental regulatory agency ceases to promote the interest of the public, but instead does the exact opposite by advancing the commercial or political concerns of special interest groups that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating.
Oaxa TIL that Procter & Gamble has spent decades and millions to suppress rumors that the executives worship Satan and that their profits support the church of Satan
87O4 TIL A Ukrainian student died when his chewing gum allegedly exploded in his mouth. Supposedly, he accidentally dipped his gum into an explosive instead of his packet of citric acid. “When his relatives entered the room they saw that the lower part of the young man’s face had been blown off.”