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TIL that the USA had an opportunity to purchase Alaska because of Russia's catastrophic defeat in the Crimean War

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ANP5w TIL that Red Stripe Jamaican Lager was originally brewed in Galena, Illinois, in the 1930s. The recipe was sold to British investors after the brewer faced financial troubles
l7gyV TIL in 2017 a woman received new hands from a male donor after she underwent Asia's first upper arm double-hand transplant. To the surprise of her doctors, the limbs (which were hairier & darker) became more feminine & lighter over time, resulting in their color being closer to her own skin tone.
D1ZaY TIL Danny DeVito played a huge part in getting Pulp Fiction made, including shopping the script around to dozens of studios after Tristar passed on it for being "too violent".
16eN7 TIL that in 1922, doctors administered a new treatment insulin to a ward full of diabetic children in comas. One by one, they injected each child. By the time they reached the last bed, the first child had already started to wake up. It was a turning point in medical history.
VM9RZ TIL the inventor of the bikini had to hire strippers to model it on the fashion runway because women used to recognize bikinis as underwear