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TIL Civil War General John Brown Gordon was shot in the head and fell face first into his hat and would have drowned in his own blood except for a bullet hole in the hat through which the blood drained allowing him to live.

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L7op TIL of the Sentinelese tribe. They survived a tsunami in 04, lack the knowledge to make fire and are regarded as still in the stone age.
J16Al TIL an average adult human sheds 20,000,000 dead skin cells every hour, and that the myth that most household dust is made of dead skin is actually true! (in some rooms at least)
NLk8 TIL in 2009 two Northwest Airlines pilots lost their licenses when they overshot their planned destination by 150 miles, only realizing their mistake when a flight attendant asked about landing. The pilots were both on their personal laptops and ignored inquiries from flight control for 90 minutes.
N780Q TIL That the commonly played version of the famous Eiffel 65 song "Blue(Da Ba Dee)" is actually one of three versions created, and is known as the "DJ Ponte Ice Pop Mix". Two other versions created at the same time, the "Dub Mix" and "Glamour Jump Cut" exist, but rarely see airplay or recognition.
Y7bB TIL that someone has written cat-face-detection software named ‘kittydar’