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TIL a slipped disk is actually a misnomer for a herniated disk, often from lining tearing which is why it can't be slipped back into place

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J1WO8 TIL allowing a patient to die or 'pulling the plug' is considered murder in Kenya. Dying patients must stay alive under palliative care.
YYp7 TIL Franklin D. Pierce, 14th President of the United States, was asked what he would do next as he was leaving office. He replied, “There’s nothing left [to do] but get drunk.” Twelve year later, he died from cirrhosis of the liver.
yl4V TIL chewing gum is primarily made of rubber and plastic.
6oyQ TIL the transmission of power via ropes and pulleys is more efficient than transmission by electricity up to a distance of several miles.
nAD7 TIL in 1995, McDonald’s asked Greenpeace activists to stop criticizing their company publicly and instead do it only in private with their friends. Activists said they’d agree if McDonald’s stopped advertising its products and instead only recommended their restaurants privately to friends.