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TIL In 1989, Russian psychic E. Frenkel was run over by a train while attempting to stop it with his psychic-biological power, after previously ‘successfully’ stopping a car and streetcar.

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17wO TIL on the day before Super Bowl XXII, [Redskins QB Doug] Williams had a six-hour root canal surgery performed (under full anaesthetic) to repair an abscess under a dental bridge; he played the Super Bowl with his jaw wired shut.
GYdgE TIL Boxing trainer Cus D'Amato was criticised for being a proponent for the peek-a-boo style of boxing; it was believed that an efficient attack could not be launched from it. He coached Mike Tyson later in his career in this exact style, who would become the youngest world heavyweight titleholder.
1aRwD TIL The orange carrot was first cultivated in the Netherlands in the 16th century. Prior to this, all carrots known to the world were white, yellow and purple varieties.
8dDb TIL that the Bacardi family of Cuba personally donated thousands of dollars to Fidel Castro’s revolution. Once Castro was in power, he confiscated all of Bacardi’s assets and exiled them.
awRjy TIL in June 2020, 20-year-old student Alexander Kearns committed suicide after the interface of the trading app Robinhood lead him to believe he owed $730,000, that he didn't, with the note, "How was a 20-year-old with no income able to get assigned almost a million dollars' worth of leverage?"