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TIL that some people have been recorded and survived having a blood alcohol content over 1.00%.

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aGaL TIL that telling other people about your goals gives the illusion you’re closer to achieving them, making you less likely to complete them
GAlNg TIL Author Morgan Robertson wrote a book called "The Wreck of the Titan" or "Futility" which, although written 14 years before, had an uncanny number of similarities to the wreck of the Titanic and now shares the names of the submarine that recently imploded.
R5BK1 TIL the Midway Atoll used to have a naval base with 5,000 residents but is now a nearly-abandoned wildlife refuge.
awGko TIL that James Franco launched a college course entitled "Master Class: Editing James Franco...with James Franco," in which student editors are to compile a 30 minute documentary on Franco, using behind the scenes footage of Franco supplied by Franco, to "create a cinematic image of James Franco."
Y76xW TIL that during the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta restaurant The Varsity sold a pin featuring onion rings arranged in the shape of the Olympic rings. The International OIympic Committee felt this was trademark infringement and had the pins banned and confiscated.