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TIL that Glen Bell, the founder of Taco Bell, is a descendent of Dr. Joseph Bell, upon whom Arthur Conan Doyle based the character Sherlock Holmes.

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kJkg4 TIL that people born blind have reported being able to see during NDE (near death experiences)
Z8mNp TIL about Hanns Scharff, the most successful German Interrogator in WW2. He would not use torture, but rather walk with prisoners in the nearby woods and treat them like a friend. Through the desire to speak to anyone, the prisoners would say small parts of important Info.
Ewap TIL of Kishan Shrikanth, who’s listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest person to direct a professional feature film, for directing his first film at age 10
XEXbj TIL da Vinci was given a vineyard as payment for making The Last Supper, which was bombed in WW2, and the DNA of those vines is being used to recreate the wines he had
Wk9j9 TIL Silicon breast implants are not lifetime devices contrary to popular belief. They only last about 7-10 years and actually need to be removed and replaced. Failure to do so can lead to hardening, deforming,rippling or leakage that can cause health serious problems.