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TIL in 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a plane to see which seats have the most chance of survival

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Bg0Wr TIL that the work of Charles Drew, a pioneer in preserving blood, led to large-scale blood bank use, U.S. blood donations to Britons in WWII, and the use of bloodmobiles. He resigned as chief of the first American Red Cross blood bank over a policy that separated the blood of black and white people.
lo49K TIL that, as children, James Garner and his two brothers were beaten by their stepmother, who Garner later attacked and choked, to prevent her from killing him in retaliation, she left the family afterwards
6jJJ TIL Michael Jordan sued two Chicago grocery chains for using his name when they placed ads congratulating him on being elected to the Basketball hall of fame