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TIL that in 2007 a soldier in the British army was declared dead after he was caught in an explosion in Afghanistan. When his body was being washed for the body bag, they noticed a pulse. He was flown to hospital where he recovered and went on to take part in the 2012 Paralympics.

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vPwwL TIL the children's book The Iron Giant was based on was written by Ted Hughes, the husband of Sylvia Plath.
9YZKM TIL in 1992 George H W Bush vomited on the Prime Minister of Japan then fainted. This resulted in the invention of the phrase "Bushu-suru" meaning "To do the Bush thing" or vomit.
EWAX TIL Richard Stallman, a software freedom activist and computer programmer, and creator of a good portion of GNU/Linux, has 15 honorary doctorates
R7BWl TIL 9 of the 10 most common birthdays in the world are in September, with conception happening in the third or fourth week of December.
reow TIL a restaurant in Edinburgh held a charity hot curry eating contest that resulted in the first 10 contestants writhing in agony, panting, and vomiting, with one contestant being hospitalized twice. The 2nd group of contestants declined to participate.