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TIL the former president of a European country alleged he was abducted by aliens

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QJnBE TIL of Anya Pogharian, a Canadian who at age 17 invented a portable dialysis machine costing $500 to build; (dialysis machines typically cost about $30K). Her machine filters 4 liters of blood in 25 minutes.
e0l95 TIL about Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who saved the life of George Washington, became a general in the Continental Army, and is considered “the father of the American cavalry”. He died leading a daring charge against British forces during American Revolutionary War
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