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TIL Woman are 14% more likely to survive a gunshot wound than men.

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b9p9a TIL after the TV series ended, the helicopter from Airwolf was sold and served as an ambulance helicopter in Germany until it crashed in 1992, killing all on board.
yP8v TIL of the Brabham formula 1 fan car. Fans were used to suck air out from under the car. Air-tight ‘hover-car like’ skirts allowed the fans to develop negative pressure beneath the chassis. This effectively allowed the car to 'stick to the road’. It won its only race before being banned.
DQ9Ae TIL that general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna had a funeral for his leg
m1dNo TIL that 1 liter of water is the equivalent of 1kg
4PVN TIL That women’s shirts have buttons on the left because upper class women would be dressed by mostly right handed servants but men’s shirts button on the right because they would draw their swords with their right hand.