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TIL in 2015 a father saved his son's life when doctors wrongly declared him braindead and were taking him off life support. He barricaded himself with a gun in the hospital and had a stand-off with SWAT until his son squeezed his hand. The son made a full recovery

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9YKyr TIL in 1857 Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as Canada’s capital because it was the midpoint between Toronto & Montreal thus a political compromise between English speaking & French speaking Canada
YbOP TIL that in 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America’s number one beverage, water has taken over as Americans’ favorite drink.
XgEE TIL that Comcast has the lowest customer satisfaction level of any company OR GOVERNMENT AGENCY in the United States. Including the IRS. Also, Cable is the only industry to “fail”, with a score below 60.
W8yX TIL there’s a service that routes telemarketing calls to a bot that wastes as much time as possible engaging in conversation
evOb TIL 30% of all workers in the US with college degrees are employed consistently at jobs where a degree is not needed, even 10 years after graduation