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TIL that even if you get the call “we have a kidney”, positive cross match nixes it

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awegL TIL In 1940 40 Wall street was worth less than its elevators had cost. The structure as a whole was worth $1.25 million, less than the 43 elevators in the building.40 Wall Street had opened following the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and so suffered from lack of tenants.
kJQ7g TIL that the ancient Egyptian pyramids weren't built by slaves as commonly portrayed. Instead, they were actually constructed by paid laborers and skilled artisans. These workers were also provided with good food, housing and the best medical care that was available at the time.
neoAr TIL That psychopaths gravitate towards dogs because they are obedient and easy to manipulate. They aren’t sad when they hear of people dying but get upset when dogs die.
j6w0v TIL the view popularized by Carl Sagan that the brain is layered, with an old reptilian structure at its core, is a widespread misconception in psychology
b9r49 TIL in 1935, suspected for murder Lloyd Holmes shot himself in the head with a .32 caliber pistol in a boatshed. However, the bullet only knocked him unconscious causing him to fall into the water. He later awoke, climbed into a speedboat, and lead the police on a chase for several hours.