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TIL of William Pitsenbarger who had over 250 rescue missions during the Vietnam War and is just one of six enlisted recipients of the USAF to receive the Medal of Honor.

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09yR TIL Christopher Reeve went from benching 40 lbs to 320 lbs and gained 33 pounds while shooting Superman.
VMN60 TIL: That Mount Vernon the family home of George Washington, the first President of the United States, has always been open to the public. A tradition started by George Washington himself in the 1700s.
AD08l TIL that Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who came up with the term “The pen is mightier than the sword”, is also renowned for popularizing the “It was a dark and stormy night” opening line
bG6a TIL that a NASA astronaut waited 19 years to fly in space. Don Lind was selected in 1966 but was chosen for canceled missions, or as backup for missions; he said, “I was backing up two of the most depressingly healthy people you can imagine.” Lind finally flew on the space shuttle in 1985.
N7LvM TIL That unlike other fish, monkfish is not kosher.