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TIL after the British government started pressuring hospitals to see emergency patients within 4 hours, there were occasions when patients were asked to wait inside ambulances until the hospital was sure that the patient cоuld be seen within the 4 hour limit, and only then would the patient come in

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R7EBj TIL that "Pistol" Pete Maravich, the greatest college basketball scorer of all time, and NBA all-star, was born with one coronary artery, while the rest of us have two. He died while playing a pickup basketball game at age 40. At death his heart was scarred and enlarged from oxygen deprivation.
x6vgk TIL The average lifespan of an MLB baseball is five to seven pitches ⚾️
8aEEb TIL in 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL 9000 incorrectly predicts a ‘mate in two’ in a chess game with the astronaut. Fans have speculated whether this was a filmmaking error, a test by HAL of the human’s reliability, or an early sign that HAL is malfunctioning. Kubrick died without revealing the answer.
OGDvY TIL on May 28th, 1993, a mysterious seismic disturbance was detected in Western Australia. Theories for what caused it include an asteroid impact (crater wasn't found), mining explosion (much too powerful), earthquake (uncharacteristic), and a nuclear test by a Japanese doomsday cult.
WkQnB TIL Robert De Niro prepared for his role in 'Taxi Driver' by obtaining a New York taxi license and spending a month working up to 14 hour shifts picking people up all over New York.