› added 5 years ago

79

TIL Linda Burfield Hazzard, nicknamed the Starvation "Doctor" was an American quack doctor noted for her promotion of fasting as a treatment; she was imprisoned by the state of Washington for a number of deaths resulting from this at a sanitarium she operated.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

dDx1r TIL Ireland is the most successful country in the Eurovision Song Contest -- Prior to 2022, Ireland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty-three times since 1965, winning a record seven times
8Z1a TIL Michael Jackson’s 1994 settlement with the family that accused him of abusing Jordan Chandler did not prevent them from testifying in a criminal trial, and specifically states that Jackson admitted to no wrongdoing. The family took the money and stopped cooperation with the police investigation
KO14G TIL Navajo Code Talkers were commended for the skill, speed and accuracy they demonstrated throughout WWII. One officer said, "Were it not for the Navajos the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima". They were also assigned bodyguards to protect them from fellow Americans: or kill them if captured.
5NGr Til that Ronald Reagan removed the regulation against product placement in children’s shows, helping create the 80’s cartoon boom with shows like Gi Joe, My little Pony, and Transformers.
YpLWx TIL that Matthew and Maria Emanuel dug up a safe with $52,000 of cash and jewelry in their back yard but didn't keep it. Inside they found wet money, and a lot of jewelry, also a paper with their neighbors address. Eight years earlier their neighbors were robbed, so the couple returned everything.