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TIL Franz Ferdinand survived an assassination attempt with grenade and then decided to see people injured by bomb at hospital. Driver mistakenly took the wrong route and when shouted to turn around stopped right in front of another assassin. This assassin had never shot anyone in his life before

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xVaa1 TIL Juan García, deliberately became a double agent against the Nazi's during WWII. He was so good he was awarded medals by both sides in the war. He convinced the Nazi's the D-Day landing was a diversion for an attack in Pas de Calais, so they kept large forces there before and after the invasion.
aMGy TIL Jim Carrey sucked on Shannon Wirrey’s real boob which had milk in them in “Me, Myself & Irene”. He felt so humiliated that he had to clear the set before each take.
DvDg TIL some elite Vikings carried “Ulfberht” swords. The steel used to make Ulfberht swords, was superior to European blackmithing for 800yrs.
W74p9 TIL a man in China retaliated against his upstairs neighbor's constant noise by buying a building shaker online and installing it on the ceiling. It creates a vibration and noise that is similar to a power drill.
9jZX TIL of Francis P Hammerberg. During salvage efforts in Pearl Harbor, two Navy Divers became trapped when a piece of wreckage collapsed. By tunneling through 20’ of mud and steel he saved both men but became trapped himself in the wreckage. He died 18 hours later and was awarded the Medal of Honor.