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TIL that, before portraying Radar in MAS*H, Gary Burghoff drummed for a band known as the Relatives alongside future actress (and Wonder Woman star) Lynda Carter.

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WpZ9 TIL that the tomb complex of the Biblical King Herod was found nearly two hundred years ago, but his actual resting place remained elusive (despite zealous investigation) until this past decade–due to the complex’s size: the lowest portion of the complex in itself covers approximately 40 acres.
9DQ7 TIL that from 1952 to 1956, billions of Kent Micronite cigarettes were sold with a filter made from asbestos. The new filter was marketed as “the greatest health protection in cigarette history.”
7rZX7 TIL a woman in Mexico named Ines Ramirez performed a C-section on herself after hours of painful contractions. Fearing that her baby would be stillborn, she drank 2 cups of high-proof alcohol and used a kitchen knife to make the incision. Both the mother and the baby survived.
epxwJ TIL that a bite from a lone star tick can make you allergic to red meat permanently.
8LNK TIL there is a school board in NY that consists of orthodox religious parents who send their students to private school. Holding the majority, they were able to gut funding and close public schools at the dismay of public school parents, while using funding for their private schools.