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TIL Richard Jewell, a security guard at the 1996 summer olympics, saved the lives of hundreds of people when he found a bomb, alerted the police and helped evacuate the area. He was then prime suspect of the FBI and persecuted by the media.

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X00lk TIL Christina, the woman depicted in Andrew Wyeth's famous painting 'Christina's World,' had a neurodegenerative disease that paralyzed her from the waist down. Stubborn and self-reliant, she resisted the idea of using a wheelchair or crutches, instead preferring to crawl or drag herself.
d8EvE TIL when Israel got attacked during the Yom Kippur war, the fact it was a holiday likely helped rather than hindered their response. Since roadways were clear and most folks were together in synagogue, the military was able to better mobilize reserve forces more quickly.
5Y49B TIL Phantosmia is a condition that causes you to smell odors that aren't actually present. When this happens, it's sometimes called an olfactory hallucination.
pYw6G TIL that your nasal passage doesn't go up into your head, but it goes horizontal into your face. They've been lying about "sticking things up your nose"
kODBB TIL: for April fools Day 1957 the BBC programme panorama made a hoax video exploring the bountiful 'Spaghetti Harvest' that year