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TIL A company in Georgia, USA will mix your ashes following your cremation with cement and drop it to the bottom of the ocean to form an artificial reef.

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glmD TIL of Silent Migraines, which are migrains that have no pain, but people experiencing them can have vision loss, flashing lights, and wavy lines in the vision, and hallucinations
ROb1 TIL that the first female doctor in Britain spent 56 years disguised as a man. It wasn’t until after her death in 1865, that the doctor’s secret was finally discovered.
wd87 TIL that Gladiator games had referees who could stop fights entirely or let fighters rest and freshen up.
4b7N TIL that Ian Fleming (author of James Bond) used to drink as much as a bottle of gin per day. He later switched to bourbon after a doctor informed him of his failing health.
VBApQ TIL that Micheal Jackson's "Billy Jean" was inspired by multiple women claiming to have children from his brothers while he was in the Jackson 5, as well as one who sent Micheal a handgun and a time to commit suicide so he would die at the same time as her and her son she claimed to be his.