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TIL of Officer Norem. He responded to a call about a suicidal man trying to jump over the overpass fence into the traffic below. Noren grabbed the guy’s leg and refused to let him go - even when the suicidal man took out a knife stabbed Norem several times, he still held on until help arrived.

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jEvp TIL that Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptists Church was a life-long Democrat, running for office repeatedly and serving as a delegate for Al Gore in the 1988 Democrat presidential primary.
epA4E TIL that the UN peacekeeper forces are primarily composed of soldiers from poor countries as the UN pays governments 1410$/month(as of 2018) for each soldier. UN also doesn't give salaries, pensions or any benefits for soldiers so governments use part of this 1410$ for paying them
4kEOo TIL of Exploding Head Syndrome: auditory hallucinations of loud noise experienced when falling asleep or waking up. Treatment involves medications to promote sleep and lower blood pressure, as well as "reassurance."
gMyBA TIL prison ships are a thing. There's actually one floating around New York.
7rZPO TIL, during the Norway 2011 shootings, an innocent teenager originally from Chechnya, Russia, was arrested and interrogated as a suspect because he did not react with the same level of tears and hysteria as the other survivors.