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TIL that two surgeons used a coat hanger, brandy, and a tube to operate on a collapsed lung during an airplane flight - and succeeded

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XEkOX TIL that various colleges across the United States are adopting BDSM clubs for students who have an interest in kinky sex. Both Harvard and Princeton have already joined the trend. Harvard's BDSM club is named "Harvard Munch" and Princeton's is named "Princeton Plays."
DnJg TIL that in the Sailor Moon universe, there was an openly homosexual character named Sailor Uranus, and her girlfriend was Sailor Neptune.
VEEZ TIL that there’s such a thing as “The Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society”. NSFW (Boobies!)
5YepD TIL of the most sued doctor in American History Houston orthopedic surgeon ERIC SCHEFFEY also known as Dr. Evil has been sued 78 times. At least five of his patients have died, and hundreds more have been seriously injured. It took 24 years for state regulators and the medical community to stop him.
rnKW TIL the inventor of the heart stent approached numerous companies for funding and was rejected. It was funded by the owner of Fuddrucker’s restaurant, whom he met by chance on a golf course.