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TIL in June 1998, Bill Morgan faced a near-death experience after a heart attack left him lifeless for approximately 14 minutes, only to be miraculously revived by doctors, leading to a 15-day coma. He defied the odds by winning a $30,000 car in a lottery draw, and astonishingly repeated his luck on

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jNbMX TIL in 1896, Bill Crush orchestrated the spectacle of smashing two trains into each other completely on purpose. Although no one was within 200 yards of the impact, the explosion from the steam engines killed two spectators and injured more. The event was considered a big PR and financial success.
7ZaM TIL that a USAF fighter pilot used his service pistol to shoot holes in his own fuel tank and drain fuel before landing safely. (Korea, 1958).
8RAK TIL that, when asked to comment on the contentious grammar law which states that one is not to end sentences with prepositions, Winston Churchill replied, “That is nonsense, up with which I shall not put.”
wJjP TIL that according to Elon Musk, Top Gear completely faked their segment on Tesla and had in fact scripted the “breakdown” after which they pretended the car had to be pushed back to the garage before even receiving the car
OG09e TIL that on 6th June 2011 an unnamed woman and man in Gatineau, Canada were killed when a 200kg flying bear crashed through their windshield before passing through the rear window. The black bear also died.