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TIL US hospitals originally banned the newly discovered techniques of cleaning surgical tools to prevent infections

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ANVNB TIL roosters have a built-in volume limit to avoid deafening themselves when they crow
8aMlV TIL extermination camp Treblinka II was disguised as a transit camp for deportations further east, complete with made-up train schedules, a fake train-station clock with hands painted on it, names of destinations and a fake ticket window.
5PWR TIL That Eminem once was asked to be in a horror/comedy film. After being shown the final product, Eminem’s lawyers asked for his scenes to be removed from the film. They did not comply, and the movie is available on Netflix now.
J1gp1 TIL: In China, to "expel smoke from the seven orifices" is an idiom that means to be extremely angry.
0pwp TIL Fairview Cemetary, Halifax has a grave marked “J. Dawson” which still gets flowers left today following the release of the 1997 film “Titanic”