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TIL that bones too get bigger with exercise, not just muscle

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VBdPQ TIL that actress Natasha Richardson fell while taking a skiing lesson. She refused medical help but a few hours later complained of a headache. She was taken to the hospital where she soon died of an epidural hematoma.
QNdKL TIL that on August 21, 1963, Aeroflot Flight 366 made an emergency water landing on the Neva River in Leningrad after both engines failed due to fuel exhaustion. The plane, which had been circling the city, narrowly missed bridges and all 52 people onboard survived.
8a94b TIL that a target of the BTK serial killer escaped death in 1973 by arriving home later than he’d expected. BTK had become obsessed with her and was “absolutely livid” when she evaded him. He’d waited hours for her, but got impatient and left when she didn't come home.
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