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TIL that on 4/16/2007 Prof. Liviu Librescu, a Holocaust Survivor, held the door of his classroom closed whilst the Virginia Tech Shooter attempted egress, shooting Liviu five times through the door. Liviu enabled all but 1 of his 23 students to escape and survive. Liviu did not.

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6EJYQ TIL Joan of Arc wanted to fight the Hussites, a Czech-based Christian sect deemed "heretical" by the Catholic Church. In a letter to the Hussites, she said that were she not busy fighting the English, she would march to Bohemia to relieve the Hussites "of either their heresy or their lives."
8awn8 TIL Frank Sinatra died in 1998 and was buried with cherry-flavored Life Savers, Tootsie Rolls, a bottle of Jack Daniel's, a pack of Camel cigarettes, a Zippo lighter, stuffed toys, a dog biscuit, and a roll of dimes
OyBa TIL There’s a 9 year old boy in the Philippines who started his own no-kill, non-profit animal shelter - the first of its kind on his island of Mindanao.
xVyrb TIL men can be allergic to their own semen, which can be remedied by desensitizing them to it via repeated injections of small diluted doses of it under their skin.
W71J4 TIL that the 'Jesus lizard' (Basiliscus basiliscus) found in Central and South America is famed for its water-running ability. Nearly 95% utilise specialised hind feet to create air pockets and dash up to 10 feet (3 meters) across water surfaces.