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TIL, 11.9% of all children in Africa are orphans

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M74OK TIL that surgeon August Bier tested a form of anesthesia that involved injecting cocaine directly into the spine on his own assistant, and to test its effectiveness, he stuck a needle in his leg, hit him in the shins with a hammer, pulled out his pubic hair, and even squeezed his testicles.
Wk8v9 TIL Tommy Chong’s daughter Rae Dawn Chong discovered actor Chris Pratt working as a waiter at a Bubba Gump restaurant and cast him in a film.
neKPo TIL that dogs were domesticated between 18,800 and 32,100 years ago and scientists are still not exactly sure how it occurred.
Dxnv TIL that before a game Larry Bird told Chuck Person that he had Christmas present waiting for him. While Person was on the bench Bird shot a three pointer right in front of him. Immediately after releasing the ball, Bird said to Person, “Merry f*%#ing Christmas!”, and then the shot went in.
0d0Gj TIL that knocking on wood was a thing because people believed that spirits lived in trees and knocking would prevent them from bad luck. (scroll a bit for the right part.)