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TIL The Pirate Bay attempted to buy Sealand, a tiny artificial island micronation off the coast of Britain

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VMXBQ TIL that fetal death rates in Flint, MI have increased 58% due to unresolved water issues.
LKVv TIL that when the US Army planned the Gettysburg 50th Anniversary Veterans’ Reunion, they brought 50 coffins. They estimated some vets were so old that they would die at the event; they only had to use 9 of them.
eVgE TIL that George R.R. Martin wrote 14 episodes of the Beauty and the Beast series staring Ron Pearlman and Linda Hamilton between 1987-1990
vGGx TIL: There is a Harvard/Oxford educated doctor that has been running a free TB/HIV clinic in Port au Prince since the 2010 earthquake and she receives no compensation for her work.
DQOBJ TIL medieval Europe “mummy balm,” made from human fat, was applied to wounds and believed to have healing powers. It was often taken from executed criminals with the belief their violent deaths made it more potent. This persisted for centuries until medicine shifted toward evidence-based practices.