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TIL A British Royal Marine threw himself onto a grenade to save the lives of his comrades. His body armour and backpack shielded him from the blast. He was left with just a nosebleed and headache.

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DQgQv TIL John Walsh (America's Most Wanted) strongly pushed for a bill that put men who date under age girls on the sex offender list. Walsh dated his wife when she was 16 and he was in his 20s. According to his own bill he should be on the sex offender list. He is not.
xVxRB TIL car trunks got emergency release handles because a middle aged woman and her husband escaped being kidnapped and fought for it until it became a requirement
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