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Y7BOW TIL that the face of CPR dolls is based off an unknown French girl who likely committed suicide in the 19th century
XnYR TIL in 2007, the Israeli Ambassador to El Salvador was recalled after being found outside the Israeli Embassy drunk, hands tied, and wearing only bondage gear. The police only discovered his identity after removing the ball gag from his mouth.
d8w4r Today I Learned about Ray Holmes, an RAF pilot during the Battle of Britain who saved Buckingham Palace from destruction by ramming a German aircraft, nearly killing himself in the process, and ejecting, only to land in a garbage bin.
4XBRN TIL Ty Warner, creator of Beanie Babies, gave a woman who was dying of kidney disease $20,000 to get a banned stem cell treatment outside the US that could save her life. He only met her once, when he was lost and she gave him directions in a parking lot.
nelBd TIL the USA spent 2 years building a fort to protect from Canadian invasion, but it was accidentally built in Canada. They abandoned construction and called it Fort Blunder.