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TIL that at a point, breathing in Delhi, India was equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes a day.

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yNQp TIL that a British soldier who fought in both World Wars was shot in the face, head, ankle, leg, hip and ear, survived a plane crash, tunnelled out of a POW camp, and bit off his own fingers when a doctor wouldn’t amputate them. He later said “frankly I had enjoyed the war.”
KkbG TIL a man was convicted and hanged in 1673 using the testimony of ghosts that appeared in dreams to witnesses.
6EakQ TIL Basketballs had to be retrieved (with a dowel) after scoring a point for 15+ years, until they finally started using nets they could fall through
R8Vw TIL Robert Downey Jr. credits Mel Gibson with saving his career and getting him sober.
awWPL TIL The blood of the human body is maintained at about pH of 7.40 by several buffer systems.