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TIL that places that end in -stan mean "places of" in Persian

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QJjd TIL In 2001,A man was supposed to have titanium rods installed in his back, during surgery Doctor’s found out that a rods were missing,prompting them to implant a screwdriver instead. The screwdriver snapped a few days later. It was later known that the doctor had his license suspended in 2 states.
D1oLY TIL in the 1870s, the city of Liège, Belgium hired 37 cats to deliver mail. It was unsuccessful.
X7aD TIL historically the Jews were never slaves in Egypt, and therefore Exodus is an archetypal myth about the process of revolution.
lg75 TIL there’s a museum in Massachusetts dedicated to art “too bad to be ignored”. A painting was stolen, and a reward was set at $6.50 (raised to $36.73)
R7L61 TIL that a janitor at Boston University for 15 years had all his 5 kids go the University, tuition free. Thanks the schools policy that if you work there your kids can go there for free.