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TIL during WW2 a Soviet Airforce lieutenant who intentionally did not open his parachute survived a fall from the plane of approximately 7,000 meters (23,000 feet)

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6E6d7 TIL 2012 Aurora shooter "Jame Holmes" never called himself the 'Joker' nor was the Dark knight a reason for the shooting, it was a rumor made by journalist that spread online.
wGo1 TIL: At the age of 76, Holocaust survivor Liviu Librescu gave his life to protect 23 students during the Virginia Tech massacre. After his death, he was honored with the highest civil order Romania can bestow, the Order of the Star of Romania.
5YOGn TIL in 1969, Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, two heads of the Black Panther Party, were killed in their sleep by Chicago Police. It was described as a gunfight, but 99% of bullets were found to have been shot from the police, & fake bullet holes from the inside were found to have been planted by police
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