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TIL that in 1977 the life expectancy in Cambodia was 18.91 years

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69L8X TIL that in 1949, a NJ gas station owner started the first cheap self-serve station in the state; rival stations tried to intimidate him into closing, but when even a drive-by shooting didn't work, they got the legislature to pass a law banning self-service that is still on the books today
b6Qy9 TIL actor Benedict Cumberbatch once stopped his Uber near Baker Street when he saw a cyclist being attacked by four men trying to steal his bike. He jumped out, physically pulled the assailants off the cyclist, and shouted at them until they fled. The cyclist was unharmed.
JYRB TIL one woman has successfully performed a caesarean section on herself with only a few shots of liquor as anesthesia
RdO9 TIL: Jim Henson’s Muppets were regular “cast members” on the first season of Saturday Night Live, but the human cast members and writers weren’t entirely fond of the furry folks because they took away screen time from them and seemed childish. Jim Belushi called them the “Mucking Fuppets”.
W7dP9 TIL That Dave Seville (Real Name Ross Bagdasarian) Of Alvin And The Chipmunks Fame Played The Composer In Rear Window (1954)