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TIL that Logic’s song ‘1800-273-8255’ saved hundreds of lives because it is the number for the suicide prevention hotline, says study. After he performed the song in 2018 at the Grammys, suicide rates among 10-19 year olds dropped by 5.5 percent.

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l7nJ5 TIL That in 1856, the revolutionary French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin was sent on a mission by Napoleon III to pacify the tribes of French Algeria by showing them that 'French Magic' was stronger than that of their local religious leaders
O6Z7 TIL a Chernobyl fireman who claimed they didn’t know that the Chernobyl meltdown flames were radioactive, 20 years later said “Of course we knew! If we’d followed regulations, we would never have gone near the reactor. But it was a moral obligation – our duty. We were like kamikaze.”
WkGlA TIL of Carrier Strike Group 11, currently commanded by Rear Admiral James "Jim" Kirk. In the past this Group included the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). A new USS Enterprise (CVN-80) is set to be operational in 2027.
M5xB TIL that 1-3% of the population are known as the sleepless elite. This group of people routinely get 6 hours or less of sleep daily and remain totally functional.
b9De4 TIL about Momčilo Gavrić who was the youngest known soldier to fight in World War 1 being only 7 years old. After his family was killed by Austro-Hungarian soldiers he would go on to join the Serbian Army, fight in the Battle of Cer, and at the age of 8 reach the rank of Corporal.