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TIL of air stewardess Vesna Vulovi, who drank coffee to combat low blood pressure in order to pass stewardess examination. She then was the only survivor of JAT Flight 367, due to her low blood pressure

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E1dxP TIL that during the great depression people thought that they will die faster because the shortage of food but in reality their life expectancy rose up because of fasting
VBR64 TIL of Khaled al-Assad, a Syrian archaeologist who in 2015 gave his life to protect the ancient city of Palmyra from destruction by IS militants. Under torture and pain of death, he refused to reveal the location of priceless artifacts he’d hidden away.
P4gZ TIL a young Richard Branson had his flight to the Virgin Islands cancelled, so he chartered a private airplane. Not having enough money to do so, he picked up a small blackboard, wrote “Virgin Airlines $29” on it, sold tickets for the rest of the seats, and used that money to pay for the ride.
GYZn7 TIL a researcher spent her career studying what differentiates successful from unsuccessful people. She found grit, which she defines as "passion and perseverance for long-term goals", to be the main determinant of success, at least as good as IQ or socio-economic status at predicting life outcomes.
4kXRw TIL The first film adaptation of the classic Irish novel ‘Ulysses’ by James Joyce was banned in Ireland for over 3 decades for being "subversive to public morality". The ban was only lifted in 2000