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TIL a man named James Harrison had rare antigens for Rhesus disease. He donated plasma every week for 60 years and saved an estimated 2.4 million babies.

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R0ra TIL that Chief Justice John Roberts is also chief justice of the NSA’s surveillance state. He has unlimited power to appoint FISA judges.
QJe5M TIL that the Grand Kankakee Marsh in Northwest Indiana was one of the largest wetlands in North America at almost 1M acres before it was drained for farmland in the early 1900's. It was also home to one of the densly popluated areas of wildlife.
jNNJR TIL The first rocket in India was transported on a bicycle and launched from a church
ZeKR TIL “ArnoldC” is an imperative programming language where the basic keywords are replaced with quotes from different Arnold Schwarzenegger movies (Hello World code in comments).
Z8vlv TIL The Man in the Iron Mask, a popular legend of movies, books, & media, was a real person who was imprisoned for 34 years in France and died in the Bastille in 1703. Although theories abound, no verifiable data can confirm his true identity or the crime he was sentenced for.