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TIL that there have been 20 documented losses of the SR-71 spy plane

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x6vek TIL that only 0.1% of paracetamol/acetaminophen overdoses end in death and it takes 4 to 18 days for death to occur.
R7BdQ TIL of The Guardian Angels. A grouped formed in 1979 to combat violence in the NYC subway system. Trained in patrol & citizens arrest, members are told if other citizens' lives are endangered, they are allowed to do whatever is lawful and necessary. They can be spotted by their signature red beret.
yPbe TIL It has been 50 years since Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease related to ALS. Doctors at the time gave him a life expectancy of two years.
aw78J TIL The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family’s 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
a8V6b TIL that only Nintendo's founder knows what their name means.