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TIL the 8 billionth person will most likely be born in 2027

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ELyx TIL Jason Lee is no longer a Scientologist
jDXX TIL The singer of Peanut Butter Jelly Time passed away during an eleven-hour standoff with police even after Snoop Dogg his brother-in-law tried to convince him to surrender.
yQ0Zp TIL An American teen-ager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device until she was able to have a heart transplant. She essentially lived for 118 days without a heart, with her circulation supported only by the two blood pumps.
AlZo TIL aircraft windows and doors are round to prevent metal fatigue. As the cabin pressurizes, it puts extreme pressure on the airframe, which is concentrated at right angles. The original De Havilland Comet broke apart multiple times in the 1950s because it had square windows.
rNB4o TIL that during the Great Depression, there was a fleet of "book women" who delivered books to rural Appalachian communities. They rode 100 to 120 miles a week, on their own horses or mules, no matter the weather or terrain.