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TIL Asian Fishing does not mean Asian people fishing

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kJ1ae TIL about Ines Ramirez Perez who performed an emergency C-section on herself. Both mother and child survived.
O9n4 TIL there is an animal that looks like a gremlin with a “long, bony, witch-like middle finger” called an Aye Aye. These gentle, harmless animals are killed due to local superstition that aye-ayes are harbingers of death, and if an aye-aye points its middle finger at you, it’s a death sentence.
0d7PA TIL pupil size Is a marker of intelligence
xVAJD TIL In 2014, the beard of Tutankhamun's golden mask fell off during a cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but that was not the professional method. This led to a permanent damage to the mask. They were prosecuted for this in 2016.
D1wLD TIL That Scrubs was filmed at a decommissioned hospital and that from time to time people would show up seeking medical care thinking it was a real hospital.