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TIL three of the four US presidents that were assassinated were killed in a 36-year time frame between 1865 and 1901.

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neXoB TIL in 1971 Juliane Koepcke’s plane was struck by a lightning and broke up over the rainforest. She fell 3.2km (10000 feet) and survived. Despite having a broken collar bone and being extremely short sighted because she lost her glasses, the 17 years old girl survived for 11 days alone until rescued
Eg5nw TIL about the Chinese Tiangong space station, which has been permanently crewed since 2022.
4aO6 TIL Yoda’s full name – never revealed in the films – is “Minch Yoda.” George Lucas deliberately decided to leave him with just one name to enhance the air of mystery and power around him.
oR40o TIL that Sweden has raccoon dogs
w1no TIL that in 1914, Frank Lloyd Wright’s manservant murdered 7 people, including Wright’s mistress, by trapping them inside the dining room of the original Taliesin, setting the house on fire, and taking an ax to victims who tried to escape.