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TIL in 2021 a woman who ran out of her regular hair spray used Gorilla Glue Spray instead, believing it to also be hair spray. This resulted in her hair becoming stuck to her scalp. Eventually, a plastic surgeon performed a 4-hour long surgical procedure on her for free to remove the adhesive.

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b9pmE TIL That sheep must be kept with at least two others, but if left alone can seek the company of other animals such as humans. When this happens, they see themselves as small wooly people, making them great pets!
wL5eo TIL Many shoe stores in the U.S. during the 1940's-70's had shoe-fitting fluoroscopes, essentially X-ray machines for the feet to see how well a person's foot fit in the shoes they were considering buying.
dERr TIL Dr. Oz has been the recipient of the “Pigasus Award for Refusal to Face Reality” at least three times, and has also been supportive of faith healing and communication with the dead.
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Z8QpG TIL that in Tom Hanks' first movie, "He Knows You're Alone", his character was supposed to be killed off, but the crew liked him so much they decided not to film the scene, meaning his character survived