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TIL that the term “sideburns” is derived from the last name of Union General Ambrose Burnside, who was known for his distinctive facial hair

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OogaR TIL Craig Sager cut his son off from his will and left him with all the medical bills after his son spent 9 days at a hospital to donate stem cells for his father’s cancer treatment
N7rJe TIL that former NBA player and devout Mormon, Shawn Bradley, was once fined $10k for not going to a mandatory team meeting at a strip club
4kOBa TIL that a mule is created when you breed a horse and donkey together.
QJQaX TIL about Dr. Leonard Baily, who in 1984 transplanted a baboon heart into a dying infant known as Baby Fae. Baby Fae lived for another three weeks after the procedure.
OZA1 TIL that one actor has played both Luke and Leia Skywalker, Aidan Barton. He is the son of editor Roger Barton and was Baby Luke and Leia in Episode III.