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TIL chest hair grows in mathematical patterns.

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9YXJp TIL during the 60’s at a Nevada test site, Billy Waugh and a small team successfully parachuted in nuclear bomb parts, assembled it, and had it ready to arm in 14 minutes. (This tactic would later be considered for use during Vietnam conflict.)
6EG9w TIL There are no reported cases of runners dying of dehydration during marathons — but there are plenty of cases of runners dying from water intoxication.
gMnD TIL Vladimir Putin pocketed one of Robert Kraft’s three Super Bowl rings when they met in 2005. It’s still not clear if it really was intended as a gift or not.
O9rL TIL Fritz Christen was the sole survivor of a soviet skirmish. He held out alone for three days, without supplies or provisions, before a german counter-attack rescued him. During that time he single-handedly knocked out 13 soviet tanks and killed nearly 100 enemy soldiers.
m1OmM TIL people who have their lens surgicallly removed are able to see UV light