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TIL the record for person who survived the highest fall without parachute was Vesna Vulovic. She was a Yugoslavian stewardess who survived 10,160 meters (33,000 feet) fall after her plane was bombed by Croatian terrorists
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TIL about Senator's Strom Thurmond's 24h 18min filibuster to delay and obstruct the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957
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TIL that not only does melanin determine skin pigmentation, but it also affects predisposition to Parkinson's Disease and other CNS pathologies, depending on its level of occurrence in the brain as neuromelanin (NM).
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TIL About the "Glass Cliff": A phenomenon where women are more likely to achieve leadership roles in business and government during periods of crisis or downturn when the risk of failure is highest.
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TIL that JFK was a superb golfer, but kept his golfing a secret because he didn’t want to seem out of touch with average Americans. JFK reacted with terror when he nearly hit a hole-in-one while running for President.