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TIL if you eject from an airplane the ejection seat manufacturer will give you a free neck tie

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x6KBD TIL that Apollo astronauts were 4-5x more likely than other astronauts to die from heart disease. One theory is that exiting the earth’s magnetosphere exposed them to cosmic rays, which has been shown to damage vascular tissue.
W7e4A TIL that dyslexia had affected some of the most significant figures in history, including Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Stephen Hawking. According to the University of Cambridge researchers, these people are better at solving problems and adjusting to changes
XEOnP TIL, Warren Buffett eats breakfast everyday at McDonald's, never spends more than 3.17$ and cheaps out to $2.95 /$ 2.61 on days when the markets are down.
j7yp TIL: Someone purchased John Lennon’s teeth for $30,500 in hopes to clone him in the future.
N7g6E TIL: George Carlin Recorded a comedy album called "I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die" 2 days before 9/11. After 9/11, he decided not to release it. (It was ultimately released December 2016.)