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TIL of 67 yr-old 4'10" 100 lb Lorenza Marrujo, aka “Lady Ninja” who has a black belt in jiujitsu. When she saw a 5'9" 170 lb man attacking her friend, Lorenza bent his fingers back, hit him twice with her elbow in his sternum, and pinned him to the floor with knees on neck & chest till help arrived.

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v1WOD TIL Former Vice President Alben W. Barkley suddenly collapsed and died from a massive heart attack during his keynote speech at the Washington and Lee University Mock Convention upon uttering: "I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than sit in the seats of the mighty." April 30, 1956.
oBlno TIL: U.S. pharmaceutical companies are not legally required to reveal in what countries their products are manufactured
WkarX TIL hypnosis can be used as an alternative to general anesthesia in some surgeries (local anesthesia is still used). The practice of hypnosis during surgery to reduce pain has been around for centuries, and more than 34 clinical trials and numerous published papers have shown hypnosedation works.
759L TIL that dogs will sneeze before playing and during playing to let whoever/what know that they are simply playing. Dogs also mimic human expressions and yawn to empathetically yawn to bond with humans.
neEYP TIL that the U.S. state of Minnesota is the longest-reigning subnational body in the US/Canada to not vote conservative in a federal election, longer than all other 49 U.S. states and the 10 provinces of Canada