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TIL that a Peanut Allergy is Misdiagnosed in 2 out of 3 cases.

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1xdO TIL a 17-year-old Japanese pitcher struck out 9 MLB stars including Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig. He refused to join MLB saying “My problem is I hate America, and I can’t make myself like Americans.” He had a 1.74 ERA over 7 seasons in Japan before joining the navy in 1943 where he died in action.
Z8aRp TIL about Violet Hilton, a conjoined twin who suffered the gruesome fate of dying of the flu 2-4 days after her twin Daisy had already succumbed.
G875 TIL that the term “Pull out all the stops” refers to an Organ - you pull out stops to change the sound of the organ. Pulling out all the stops makes an amazing sound.
9YdV6 TIL the word "Thou" was originally singular and "You" was plural. "You" was also used as a formal second person singular, to the point that "Thou" came to be considered impolite and eventually fell out of use.
X0jdX TIL that there is a surge of vasectomies in March so the recovery time will sync up with March Madness