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TIL when soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to donate his cleats for a charity auction benefitting a 10-month-old child suffering from a brain disorder that can lead to 30 seizures a day, Ronaldo paid the full $83K cost of the surgery for young Erik Ortiz Cruz.

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dD5WB TIL in Nevada, the ballot has included "None of These Candidates" since 1976, giving voters a unique way to protest their choices. It can’t win an election, but in 2014, it received more votes than a major-party candidate in a statewide race, allowing voters to express their dissatisfaction.
KBm4 TIL the use of Mustard Gas in WW1 lead to the development of Mustine, the earliest chemotherapy drug
wo6WW TIL that in 1959 the Omaha VA Hospital purchased a nuclear reactor for $154,000, it was in operation until 2001 when it was dismantled for security concerns following 9/11.
R5Md8 TIL the pilots attempts to save Alaska Airlines Flight 261 on 31 January 2000 served as an inspiration for the fictionalized crash landing in the 2012 movie Flight. Flight 261 experienced a catastrophic loss of pitch control and crashed into the Pacific ocean, killing all 88 on board.
wLr6E TIL That a % chance of rain doesn’t exactly mean there is a specific chance for rain. Rather, it is a formula that considers how confident the meteorologist is and what % of the area is likely to get rain. If a met. is 50% confident that 50% of an area will get rain, the “chance” for rain is 25%.