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TIL Teddy Roosevelt was shot prior to giving a speech. Noticing it missed his lung since he wasn’t coughing up blood, he proceeded to give a ninety minute speech

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rN9m1 TIL of the Sigma Male, defined as those men that do not conform to societal norms. They have a free-spirited attitude and as a result, they end up enjoying life more and experiencing many of the joys that other people don't get to see.
9YjXm TIL That WD-40 is called WD-40 because It took Rocket Chemical Company 40 attempts to get the water displacing formula worked out.
rNN9e TIL in 1999, Danish physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 38 mph (61 kmph), and was later able to stop it completely, manipulate it, even move it to a different location.
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