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TIL sometimes hospital workers pretend to perform CPR while letting someone die.

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9YQN6 TIL of Eric Lomax, a British ex-POW who was captured in 1942 by Japanese forces. Many years after the war, he tracked down the Japanese man who had tortured him, and forgave him.
wLwgE TIL that in WWII, Allied statisticians working from the serial numbers of captured or destroyed German tanks’ components were more accurate than conventional espionage at estimating German tank production capacity.
16XbV TIL that until 1956, French schoolchildren got served wine with lunch, and apparently beer and cider were available as well. In 1956, they decided giving children alcohol might not be the best idea, after which wine and beer became only allowed for… kids 14 and up.
y0Nl TIL a recent study found that 43% of married people don’t know how much money their spouse makes, and 10% of those who guessed wrong were off by more than $25,000.
GY0mQ TIL that Francis Ford Coppola suffered an epileptic seizure while shooting Apocalypse Now, had a nervous breakdown, and allegedly threatened to commit suicide at least three times.