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TIL Gloria Ramirez, later dubbed “The Toxic Lady” was admitted to Riverside General Hospital due to advanced cervical cancer. The medical staff that came in contact with her body and blood soon started fainting, requiring an evacuation. The cause of the faintings has not been found yet.

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jNDYQ TIL: In Massachusetts, the minimum age for marriage is 12 for females and 14 for males.
yQYgJ TIL that ignorance breeding overconfidence is a scientifically observed phenomenon called the “Dunning–Kruger effect“
69AaX TIL that our ancient ancestor, H. erectus (upright man) was the longest surviving human ancestor that we know of. The span of time they were alive on the Earth is estimated at 1.5 million years, compared to modern humans, at around 400,000 years!
E1BGx TIL of the Swansea Devil. In the 1890's, two architects wanted the contract to rebuild a church. The loser later placed a carving across the street and prophesied, "My devil will see St Mary’s burnt to the ground". Swansea was heavily bombed in WWII, including the church, but the devil remained.
nWLG7 TIL about Zimmerit. The textured coating that was applied to German tanks in WWII to protect against magnetic mines... despite the fact that the mines were only used widely by German forces.