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TIL many coroners aren't doctors and they can be appointed or elected to their positions

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lajA TIL Harrison Ford was paid $10,000 for Star Wars: A New Hope; he was paid over $23,643,200 for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
QJ8Od TIL in 1929, German doctor Werner Forssmann performed the first human cardiac catheterisation on himself. After ignoring his boss and tricking a nurse into helping him, he inserted a catheter into his right arm before calmly walking to the x-ray department. He was later awarded with the Nobel Prize.
xVGZw TIL that there is a link between regular Benadryl usage & the risk of getting dementia.
BD6b TIL that washing your hands with regular soap and water removes bacteria mechanically and is as effective as antibacterial soap.
X0amk TIL I can send WhatsApp messages to myself