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TIL in 2007, Quality Pork Processing, a Hormel supplier, had an outbreak of a rare neurological disorder to workers in and around the brain machine. None have fully recovered.

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a84Oo TIL that the phrase “it’s bedlam in here” comes from the psychiatrist hospital Bethlehem Royal Hospital which was founded in 1247 and is still running today. “Bedlam” came from slurring “Bethlehem.” It was known for excessive cruelty and brutality that wealthy people would visit for entertainment.
Yp4yG TIL that the voice of Tigger from Winnie the Pooh, Paul Winchell was one of the original inventors of an artificial heart, an automobile that runs on battery power, a method for breeding tilapia, and many other inventions that are still around today.
kJege TIL about the Toronto Circus Riot of 1855 - a group of clowns got into a fight with a group of firefighters at a brothel, which led to a massive riot. The end result was large scale police reform in Toronto.
JDPQ TIL a mentally ill man shot himself in the head as a suicide attempt. The bullet cured his disorder and he became a straight-A college student.
j4An TIL while only being 10.1% of the Workforce, African-Americans hold 17.8% of all Federal Jobs.