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TIL that the author of Hatchet, Gary Paulsen, has seen shark attacks, saw his mother beat a potential molester to death in front of him, learned to shoot as a child on a naval boat, has competed in the Iditarod and a bunch of other insane stuff…

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VV4m TIL a baby that was pronounced dead at birth after not breathing for 20 minutes due to a premature birth was brought back to life after laying on his Mother’s chest for 2 hours, and is currently a healthy 4 year old.
KGy6 TIL Helen Keller was not born blind and deaf, but became so as a result of “brain fever” and was friends with many celebrities during her lifetime ranging from Mark Twain, Charlie Chaplin to John F. Kennedy
kO1Xm TIL Soundcloud was blocked in Turkey in 2014 because a user “haramzadeler” (“bastards” in Turkish) uploaded seven privately recored phonecalls between the now president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, politicians and businessmen, that revealed illegal activity and possible bribery.
VBQBk TIL more than 140 home runs have been "splash hits" since San Francisco's Oracle Park opened in 2000, 35 of those by Barry Bonds alone. At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Josh Bell homered into the Allegheny twice in one month.
E19yP TIL of Joseph Beyrle, the only man who served in both the US and Soviet armies during the second world war. He took part in the D-Day landings, was captured, escaped and joined a Soviet tank battalion soon after.