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TIL an eerie prophecy attributed to Nostradamus regarding the 9/11 attacks was in fact fabricated by a college student in 1997 to show how easily such prophecies can be misused.

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rRd44 TIL the Power of Sleep particularly for elite athletes. Roger Federer sleeps 12 hours a day. Usain Bolt 9-10 hrs a day. Le Bron James also sleeps 12 hours. For a long time, while he was struggling with his form, Tiger Woods had a sleep disorder.
VMWlD TIL Joe Trombino was an armored truck guard who was seriously wounded in a 1983 armed robbery, was at the epicenter of the 1993 WTC bombing just hours before it went off, and eventually died on 9/11 when the first tower collapsed on him during a delivery
XErwQ TIL of submarine Commander Eugene Fluckey, credited with the most tonnage sunk in WWII, incl. a Carrier and leading men on land to blow up a train. He got 4 Navy Crosses, the Medal of Honor, his boat got several Presidential Unit citations and not one of his men got a Purple Heart.
R1WQ TIL that Memorial Day was a practice originated by the Confederate South
Z8KRo TIL on four separate occasions, British retailer B&Q has had to recall sonic mole repellers in its Northern Ireland stores after being informed there are no moles in Ireland.