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TIL you have approximately ¼ second to meet your maker before it's the next person's turn.

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B6nk TIL Starbucks spends more on health insurance for its employees than on coffee.
7rMwZ TIL of Axel von dem Bussche who was chosen to model a new winter uniform in front of Hitler in 1943. He had planned to hug Hitler then detonate a landmine in his pocket, killing the both of them. The plan fell through when a traincar carrying the uniforms was destroyed by the Allies.
wLlv8 TIL about Operation Power Flight (3 B52's fly non-stop around the Earth)
b6PW4 TIL that Xerox and Canon developed a digital watermark which color laser printers produce on every page that identifies the specific printer that was used to print the document in case it is used in a crime.
QJax6 TIL more Male babies die yearly than Males who are 100. Also, 85ish seems to be real avg life expectancy.