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TIL a woman saved her dead son’s sperm so that she could have a grandchild

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059M TIL that flight attendants are trained to look for signs of human trafficking and even volunteer to help law enforcement every year at one of the biggest events of human trafficking, the Superbowl.
BrjBL TIL that Richard Drew, the photographer who took the famous photo of the "Falling Man" who leapt from the North Tower on 9/11, was also one of the four photographers present at Bobby Kennedy's assassination.
QjaM TIL after receiving a local anesthetic and root-canal treatment at his dentist, a 38-yo man has been experiencing a real ‘Groundhog Day’ type memory loss. For the better part of a decade, he has woken up every morning thinking it is the day of his original dentist’s appointment
Rypj TIL that after 9/11, The Queen broke ancient protocol and ordered the Royal Guards to play the national anthem of the USA, Star Spangled Banner, in memory of the victims and in support of the Americans trapped in the UK due to airport closures.
Y79Gr TIL in May of 2024 the U.S. Senate authorized more flights to Washington National with an 88-4 vote. At the time senators Kaine & Warner said the Senate ‘abdicated its responsibility to protect the safety of the 25 million people’ who annually fly through Reagan airport, known as DCA