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TIL about "Schrodinger's Timmy," a character who, due to inconsistencies between level designers, is both alive and undead in the Warcraft Universe.

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Bvnk TIL that Yuri Gagarin’s heart was beating at 64 beats per minute just half an hour before the launch that would bring him to space. 64 BPM is lower than the average person’s pulse just after waking up in the morning
d8DQE TIL “Mini Jack Ma” comes from a poor Chinese family, and has received donations and at least one offer to fund his education—all thanks to his resemblance to the billionaire tycoon.
QJaDa TIL about the Bronze Age collapse, in which the Sea People invaded the Mediterranean. In 50 years the Mycenaeans, Kassites, and Hittites collapsed, while Egypt was crippled economically. Trade routes were disrupted, literacy was severely reduced andcities were destroyed or abandoned permanently.
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7rvJM TIL That the Titanic had only about 2/3 of its maximum capacity of people when it sank and more than 1000 extra people could have died had it been at maximum capacity