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TIL Neil Armstrong threatened legal action against his barber, for selling his hair to a collector for $3,000.

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j66Kn TIL that electric blankets may cause heat stroke in sleep which may result in rectal temperature upto 41.2 °C (106.2 °F), severe burns and death.
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