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TIL Scientist John All fell into a 70-foot deep crevasse in Nepal. He broke 15 bones and was bleeding internally but miraculously survived and was able to document his climb out.

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DQ7WV TIL an FBI sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members of the United States Congress and others for bribery and corruption. The two-year investigation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property and corruption of prominent business people.
O4Aa TIL that in the Russian Version of Winnie the Pooh, Pooh is a pseudo intellectual poet and Piglet has a gun.
k5Dm TIL that J. R. R. Tolkien, in a letter to his son Christopher, referred to World War 2 as the “War of the Machines,” and remarked that machines would be “the only victor.” He was highly critical of the harsh tactics employed by either side during the conflict.
7gmL TIL of “The Colts” the family at the center of the worst cases of child abuse in Australia. A commune of 40 people whose genes were traced back to a married brother and sister.
PYjAJ TIL Jason Todd was going to die of aids