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TIL, Gene Gene The Dancing Machine, beloved figure on The Gong Show, lost both of his legs due to diabetes.

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PYEOJ TIL the USA performed numerous unethical human experimentation on its citizens: Exposure to chemical/biological weapons; infecting people with deadly/debilitating diseases; human radiation; injecting people toxic/radioactive chemicals; surgical, interrogation, torture and mind-control experiments.
erGg TIL that Apollo 13 Astronaut Jim Lovell had a cameo in the movie Apollo 13. He requested to play the captain of the ship that rescues him, because that was the same rank he held when he retired from the Navy
lodyr TIL that in 2007 a group of otters at the Bronx Zoo forcefully drowned a langur in full view of visitors and other langurs. The langurs had been tormenting the otters, so they united and exacted revenge by drowning the monkey and left its dead body afloat for the other langurs to see.
BgeEe TIL: About Kazimierz Leski. a Polish intelligence office who during World War II, made at least 25 journeys across German-held Europe, usually in the uniform of a Wehrmacht Major General, to intercept military secrets. He was never caught by the Germans
rRM6M TIL of Parrondo's paradox. In Game A you lose $1 each turn you play. In Game B you count how much you have left; if an even amount you win $3 else you lose $5. Begin w/ $100. Play Game A or B & you'll lose all in 100 turns. But try Game B followed by A, then B etc & you'll win $2 every two games