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TIL a pack of wiener dogs killed a woman this year.

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6E158 TIL of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a man who had a stroke at 43 years old and after a 20-day coma, awoke to find that he was almost fully paralyzed; he could only use his left eyelid. He wrote a memoir, by blinking when the correct letter was said by a person reciting the alphabet over and over again.
yVYDp TIL that Redbad, the last pagan King of Frisia (modern-day northern Netherlands), refused to convert to Christianity, choosing to spend eternity in Hell with his ancestors rather than in Heaven with beggars.
V6QQ TIL that Pyrrhus of Epirus, an ancient Greek General, died while fighting an enemy soldier in the streets of Sparta. The soldier’s mother, who was watching their battle from a rooftop, threw a tile that hit Pyrrhus in the head and paralyzed him, sealing his fate.
d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.
kOpVe TIL that for decades the US Navy Freedom of Navigation program has kept the global shipping lanes free and open for commerce and trade, even for US enemies like Russia and China. The FON program acts as a deterrent against regional conflict, arbitrary maritime claims and piracy.