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TIL that people are being held hostage so that their blood can be regularly drained and sold for profit.

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M71AV TIL that the first clear aerial image of a city was taken on October 13, 1860 by James Wallace Black. It was shot from a hot-air balloon at 1,200 feet and was called 'Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It'.
Zpvea TIL after his death, SS Nazi Josef Mengele was never buried. His skeleton was used as an educational aid for medical students at the University of São Paulo in Brazil.
aw5a0 TIL North Korea adopted color television broadcasts (1974) 6 years before South Korea (1980) despite the latter already producing color TV sets for export.
OAB7 TIL that in 1962 Soviet Senior Officer Vasili Arkhipov convinced his captain not to launch a nuclear torpedo on the US after the submarine they were on was rocked by US depth charges, therefore single handedly stopping nuclear war.
Wo9B TIL the NFL will hold a ‘disaster draft’ should a disaster, or near-disaster occur to a team. The NFL defines the word 'near-disaster’ as less than 15 player casualties; the word 'disaster’ as greater than 15 player casualties. There are similar provisions for other sports leagues.