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TIL that Jeff Bezos’ parents put several hundred thousand dollars into Amazon.com to get it started.

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9wKWB TIL Dr. August Bier, a German physician, pioneered spinal anesthesia using cocaine injections. To test its numbing effects, Bier injected cocaine into his assistant’s spine, beat his legs with hammers, pulled his testicles, drove a needle into his femur, and even ripped out his pubic hair.
yoQX TIL that more species of plants exist on a mountain in South Africa than in the whole UK
j6EBR TIL despite committing suicide in 1945, Adolf Hitler was not issued a death certificate until 1956, after a lengthy investigation to collect testimony from 42 witnesses. Hitler's death was entered as an assumption of death based on this testimony.
LkZEQ TIL that a week after the 9/11 attacks, there was a postal mail attack in which perpetrators sent letters containing anthrax spores to several Congressman, killing 5 people and infecting 17 others.
exgJ TIL Froot Loops are actually all the same flavor, just different colors.