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TIL the doctor who treated the U.S. president James A. Garfield after his shooting in 1881 was named Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss, a doctor whose first name was actually "Doctor"

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TIL that in pre-Roman Sardinia, whenever elderly people were no longer able to support themselves, they were given a neurotoxic plant called "Sardonic Herb" and then dropped from a high rock or beaten to death. The term "sardonic grin" comes from the facial expression they had after their death.

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TIL that France's national football teams biggest loss ever was a 17-1 defeat to Denmark in the 1908 London Olympics. Danish footballer Sophus Nielsen scored 10 of them, and he was the first player ever to score 10 goals in a official national team match.

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TIL that 53% of women that work in the construction industry report experiencing sexual harassment at work.

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TIL the doctor who treated the U.S. president James A. Garfield after his shooting in 1881 was named Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss, a doctor whose first name was actually "Doctor"	828	todayilearned
TIL that in pre-Roman Sardinia, whenever elderly people were no longer able to support themselves, they were given a neurotoxic plant called "Sardonic Herb" and then dropped from a high rock or beaten to death. The term "sardonic grin" comes from the facial expression they had after their death.	177	todayilearned
TIL that France's national football teams biggest loss ever was a 17-1 defeat to Denmark in the 1908 London Olympics. Danish footballer Sophus Nielsen scored 10 of them, and he was the first player ever to score 10 goals in a official national team match.	55	todayilearned
TIL that 53% of women that work in the construction industry report experiencing sexual harassment at work.	1	todayilearned