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TIL the #3 cause of death in America - behind heart disease and cancer - is medical mistakes

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AD8rd TIL about Bridger Walker who saved his little sister from a vicious dog attack, stating, “If someone had to die, I thought it should be me,”. After his heroic act he was crowned heavyweight world champion by the World Boxing Council for a day. nsfw.
rNnmo TIL about Margaret Moth, born in New Zealand in 1951, transformed herself into the woman she wanted to be. She cast off the blond cherubic sweetness of her childhood, adopted an all-black look …
wrg7 TIL - The pencils David Letterman uses at his talk show desk have erasers at both ends. This is so no one gets injured when he throws them.
yVnba TIL: Immigration authorities at Dubai airport keep a sample/specimen passport from every country on file to help spot fake passports.
op4W TIL that people who regularly work 11 hours a day or more are 67% more likely to suffer a premature heart disease.