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TIL Blackwater’s top manager issued a threat “that he could kill” the government’s chief investigator and “no one could or would do anything about it as we were in Iraq”

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wLddW TIL actress Tippi Hedren is directly responsible for over half of the manicurists in the country (and 80 percent in Southern California) being Vietnamese.
lPdV TIL that once needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at 13, a man by the name of James Harrison vowed to donate blood once he turned 18. It was found out that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood about 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
Bga8W TIL that one of the top convenience stores in Japan was founded in Ohio, and that there are now only 2 locations open in the United States
LkK1Z TIL the United States Navy Pre-Flight School created a routine to help pilots fall asleep in 2 minutes or less. It took pilots about 6 weeks of practice, but it worked — even after drinking coffee and with gunfire noises in the background.
eyAk TIL In 1976, Sesame Street aired an episode that scared kids so much, they vowed to NEVER air it again…and haven’t