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TIL airline crew members are exposed to so much cosmic radiation in their jobs that they're classified as radiation workers

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xVgog TIL of James Scott. A prisoner who fought in 7 nationally televised boxing matches from behind bars. He rose to be the No.2 contender in the WBA rankings, defeating the No.1 along the way. The WBA stripped his ranking after becoming concerned that a prison inmate might actually win the world title.
pNYO TIL that Lee Jong-rak created a “baby box”. He built it beside his house to allow parents to deposit their mentally handicapped or unwanted babies, to stop them being abandoned on the side of the road.
kJO77 TIL in 2011, a 29-year-old Australian bartender found an ATM glitch that allowed him to withdraw way beyond his balance. In a bender that lasted four-and-half months, he managed to spend around $1.6 million of the bank’s money.
xVALg TIL In the 11th century, The first recorded attempt of human flight was by Eilmer of Malmesbury, who attached wings to his arms and legs and was said to have been blown 200m in the wind, before crashing. He put his failure down to not attaching a tail.
Vlak TIL there is an antidote for alcohol intoxication that never made it to the market