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TIL the Catholic Church officially recognises that a photo of Mother Teresa cured a woman of cancer…a claim disputed by her doctor because the woman had been taking medicine and it wasn’t even cancer

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QJYJM TIL James Cameron sold the rights to his screen play "The Terminator" for $1 on the condition that he would be the director.
wLKA7 TIL that looting of DJ equipment during a 1977 power outage in New York played a large role in the success of Hip Hop
LkbVr TIL that Robert Liston, is the only surgeon with a 300% mortality rate. As he brought down his saw he took his assistant’s fingers off along with the patient’s leg. The patient and his assistant died after their wounds became infected, and the spectator who collapsed was found to have died of fright
ndb9 TIL Paul McCartney, a Weird Al Yankovic fan, refused Yankovic permission to record a parody of Wings’ “Live and Let Die”, titled “Chicken Pot Pie”, because McCartney didn’t want to condone eating meat.
Yed7 TIL that “Mayhem” from the Allstate commercials is one of the most recognized advertising characters, but a study found that only 41% of respondents could actually link him to Allstate