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TIL: Henry Heimlich got to use the Heimlich maneuver in 2016, 40+ years after he invented it when a fellow senior in his living community was choking. He was 96 and while had demonstrated it countless times, he had never used it in a real scenario until then.

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rnr0 TIL in 2013 the Minnesota Court of Appeals revoked a man’s license after he repeatedly ignored warnings from law enforcement that he was driving too slowly on two-lane highways. He told a lower court judge that 48 mph is his Ford Ranger pickup truck’s “sweet spot” for gas mileage.
QNW8p TIL Axl Rose tried to beat up David Bowie on the set of a bondage rock & roll video because he was flirting with his girlfriend
VMEwQ TIL that on January 31st the U.S. will see the first supermoon, blue moon, and lunar eclipse sync up since 1866.
0wB6p TIL About James Hogue, an American conman who posed as a self-taught orphan and was admitted into Princeton University, where he participated in the track and eating clubs. His con was exposed, after a former classmate at Palo Alto High School recognized him, where he had previously posed as a teen.
Z8bGo TIL Literal Bird Sh*t Was A Driving Factor In US Imperialism