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TIL Contrary to the publicized image of the upbeat patient joking with surgeons, Ronald Reagan lost half his blood and came within seconds of dying in 1981 when he was gunned down. His true condition was concealed from the public for nearly 30 years.

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LkgNv TIL at the Teheran Conference, Stalin proposed executing 50,000–100,000 German officers. Roosevelt, believing Stalin was not serious, joked that "maybe 49,000 would be enough". Churchill ended up storming out of the room and did not come back until Stalin claimed that the proposal was a joke indeed.
Adv7 TIL some chimpanzees and bonobos are beginning to display very primitive precursors to religious behaviour
5Y9ek TIL Lizzie Borden, who is famous for killing her Father and Stepmother with an axe, was actually acquitted of all charges.
p8D8O TIL in 2011 British banger racers managed to wreck 100 Austin Westminsters in a night, which meant that they destroyed about 30% of all surviving examples.
Ooeke TIL that immediately after the murder of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, the German chancellor mandated that all participant nations fly their flags at half-mast. Ten Arab nations objected to their flags being lowered to honour murdered Israelis, and so they were restored to full-mast.