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TIL that over 500 surgical operating room fires every year.

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b9mv9 TIL that Alexei Leonov, the first human to perform a spacewalk, was unable to re-enter his craft due to his spacesuit inflating, creating immobility in his joints. He entered the airlock after depressurising the suit to critical safety levels.
dan7 TIL from 1575 to 1578, expeditions from England to Canada brought back thousands of tonnes of black rock at huge expense of money and lives, after a Venetian alchemist lied about it containing gold ore. After discovering the true worth, it was used to build a wall around one of Henry VIII’s homes.
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