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TIL A lightning strike can completely change someone’s personality.

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4Qm5 TIL 15 of the 19 hijackers of 9/11 were citizens of Saudi Arabia; the others were from the United Arab Emirates (2), Egypt and Lebanon
P1rVg TIL of brain stimulation reward, manually stimulating specific parts of the brain to elicit pleasure and happiness. A volunteer subject in 1986 spent days doing nothing but self-stimulate. She ignored her family and personal hygiene and she developed an open sore on her finger from using the device.
EgQxx TIL the Cincinnati Reds changed their name to "Redlegs" in 1953 due to fears the old name was associated with communism.
oRyyR TIL that Sully Sullenberger lost a library book when he ditched US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River. He later called the library to notify them. The book was about professional ethics.
VMkaD TIL In 1993, 16-year-old Keron Thomas posed as a train conductor and drove an A train for three hours and safely delivered passengers to their destinations before he accidentally triggered an emergency brake on a fast curve.