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TIL when Yuri Gagarin was a child, he and his family had to live in a 10ft x 10ft mud hut for 21 months after Nazis occupied their farm and home. He later grew up to become the first human in space.

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a8Bno TIL Rick Marin from the New York Times called the record label Sub-Pop and asked Megan Jasper for a lexicon of Grunge slang. She kept giving him progressively more ridiculous terms as a joke thinking he would call her out on it, but instead he believed every word of it and published them.
v1LKj TIL that Michael Jordan almost declined to join the famous 1992 Olympic "Dream Team". He had already won a gold medal before as an amateur in 1984, and has said that he regrets joining again in 1992 as it distracted from his offseason rest.
pWPp TIL that Shenandoah park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times - and survived each jolt. He died by shooting himself in the head.
KYgLw TIL In Nigeria, lions are now on the verge of extinction. Tourists could easily sight lions when they visited Yankari National Park four decades ago and the adult lion population is now estimated at fewer than 50. Tanzania has the most lions, at 8000
88xb TIL Each year about 14,700 murders are committed the US, the murder solve rate is approximately 63%, that means around 5,400 people get away with murder EVERY year.