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TIL In 1988 Graham Norton was stabbed in the chest by muggers and nearly died after loosing half of the blood in his body.

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Yp6Xx TIL Eisenhower passed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 after gaining an appreciation for the German Autobahn system after serving as Commander during WW2. The act included a 10-year, $100 billion program, which would build 40,000 miles of highways across America.
VM1Zk TIL: In the 1980's, A&W tried to sell a third pounder burger to rival McDonald's quarter pounder, but nobody wanted to buy it because the majority of people thought they were getting less meat.
j6NeM TIL After the Article 63, everybody has the right to request for personal data about themselves from the Swiss intelligence agencies
xVxa7 TIL that skateboarding has now been added into the summer Olympics. The competition will be held at the Ariake Urban Park and will most likely be in the Olympics next year.
p8Zrp TIL Pablo EskoBear, a 175lb black bear, died after eating 76lbs of Cocaine.