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TIL After being pulled from his car after having a serious accident, Sam Kinison had a conversation with a person nobody else could see, saying “I don’t want to die. I don’t want to die.”, he paused, then asked “But why?”. After another pause, his friend heard him clearly say: “Okay, okay, okay.”

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Ypnnx TIL that male elephants experience a condition called "musth" in which their testosterone levels are up to 60 times higher than normal. Elephants are so violent during musth that scientists have struggled to study the condition, leaving its cause largely a matter of speculation.
xVQE1 TIL Operation Rimon 20, on July 30, 1970, the Israel Air Force (IAF) drew the Soviet expeditionary force in Egypt into a perfectly planned and executed ambush, shooting down five MiG-21 fighters with no losses for the Israeli Mirage-IIIs and Phantom F-4s.
DQGMP TIL the Liberty Bell and Big Ben were cast by the same bell foundry, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, and both bells are cracked.
DOKP TIL: Hitler was well aware of what his reputation would be after the war. Albert Speer recalls: “We were alone, silently watching twilight darken into night…Hitler says: ‘If I fail, I shall be the most despised man in history.’”
b95LE TIL of the fish kick, a technique in swimming where the swimmer turns sideways and mimics the motion of an eel. It is arguably the fastest way to swim and was once famously used in the 2000 Olympics by Misty Hyman to win the 200m butterfly. However, this kick is rarely used owing to its difficulty.