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TIL in 2012, a skydiver was almost hit by a meteor in mid-air and caught the incident on film (x-post worldnews)

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WkVMd TIL In 1888, the train carrying the Russian Imperial Family derailed. Emperor Alexander III used his massive physical strength to lift the collapsed roof of the dining car so his family could escape. However, the blunt force trauma on his kidneys caused the nephritis which killed him 6 years later.
yVjLv TIL three legal drugs in Canada, ephedrine, aspirin, and caffeine, can be taken together to act as an appetite suppressant and thermogenic agent. While this drug combination has been shown to be effective for short-term weight loss, most of its efficacy can be attributed to decreased appetite.
BgpdW TIL the earliest Mancala boards date back to 5870 ± 240 BC and were found in the floor of a Neolithic dwelling in Ghazal, Jordan. The origin of Mancala is unknown, but it's one of the oldest games still played today.
QJ5Zd TIL Every "face" actor at Disney must spend time as a mascot character before they can recieve training for face characters.
epP1E TIL about Pearl Hart, an infamous female outlaw who committed one of the last stagecoach robberies in history. Hart would become a local celebrity while imprisoned and ended up living until the age of 84, dying in 1955.