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TIL Army vet Gregory Holeman needed a ride to the hospital but didn't know if Veterans Affairs covered an ambulance not pre-authorized. He asked his sister to call a social worker but she misdialed & Jimmy John's answered; JJ delivery driver Zack Hillmer (a U.S. Navy vet) drove him to the hospital.

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ANZa4 TIL of Lazarus Colloredo, who was sentenced to death for killing a man. He was spared when he argued that his parasitic twin was innocent and wasn't deserving of death.
Me597 TIL there's a species of freshwater seal and they exist only around one lake in Russia.
6rmW TIL that Louisiana has its own version of French called “Creole French” which only 70'000 people can speak. It varies so much from standard French that native French speakers cannot understand it.
GAYPQ TIL California's original Constitution required that all bills be written in Spanish and English
47e5 TIL that coprolalia – the involuntary uttering of obscene words in inappropriate situations sometimes found in people with Tourette’s – has been observed in some deaf people, who involuntarily swear in sign language.