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TIL that Doc Pomus, who wrote the lyrics to "Save the Last Dance for Me," had polio and was confined to a wheelchair. He wrote the song after his wedding, where he watched his new wife dance with everyone but him.

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R6WQ TIL that in Thailand, there is a prison program where prisoners fight foreign MMA fighters for their freedom. After winning 8 fights the prisoner is freed, if you lose a fight, you go back to general population where you never have a chance to fight again.
P1enn TIL A healthy person's average sleep latency (the amount of time it takes to transition from wakefulness to sleep) is only between 10 and 20 minutes.
49Wg TIL that Shell had a peaceful non-violent protest leader murdered by Nigeria because they wanted oil on the land of the protester. Shell was sued and settled the lawsuit for millions.
N7r1M TIL When his eight years as President of the United States ended on January 20, 1953, private citizen Harry Truman took the train home to Independence, Missouri, mingling with other passengers along the way. He had no secret service protection. His only income was an Army pension.
vnkR TIL Australia conducted biological warfare against its invasive rabbit population, reducing the population from 600 million to 100 million.