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TIL the last surviving rescue dog from 9/11 died in 2015

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9YD77 TIL about Utah’s ‘otherworldly’ Cinamon Hadley — ballerina, goth queen and comic book character. The woman who inspired the look of the DC Comics character known as DEATH, by creator Neil Gaiman.
baa9 TIL Viagra was of vital importance to the CIA’s missions in Afghanistan. Many Afghani warlords gave the CIA intelligence information in exchange for supplies of viagra. The warlords are known to have many wives and would struggle to satisfy them all without access to the medication.
PPGV TIL George Washington borrowed 2 books from the New York Library when he was president. He never returned them and the fine is estimated at $300,000
OQBa TIL there was a dutch man born in 1912, Mirin Dajo, who willingly had an actual sword thrust through his body multiple times without organ damage. He was taught this method by Indian mystics and performed it in public.
0dOOL TIL that Microsoft’s refusal to support IBM’s PS/2 system led to the rise of cheaper PC clones, helping Windows become the world’s most dominant OS.