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TIL that Fidel Castro survived 638 CIA assassination attempts

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PBWZ TIL in San Antonio, TX, lynchings used to be held in front of the San Fernando Cathedral until the priest cut the trees in which the hangings took place
9wpRB TIL that in Major League Baseball history, of the roughly 218, 400 games played across it's history, there has only been 8 occurrences in which the starting pitcher pitched a complete game shutout and hit a solo homerun, for a 1-0 win.
nWwvY TIL it's possible for a living person to win a Darwin Award (typically given to people who die "from their own stupidity") if they pass the "deserted island" test: If they're unable to reproduce when stranded on a deserted island with a fertile member of the opposite sex, they're considered sterile.
rNDXy TIL that the 1969 Woodstock festival was not held in Woodstock. The promoters kept the Woodstock name despite the town rejecting their idea for a festival there.
vyVB TIL the fastest jet ever produced is the SR-71 Blackbird. It could travel faster than 3.5 times the speed of sound and its top speed is STILL classified.