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TIL A South African man woke up in a morgue freezer almost one day after being declared dead

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neDwo TIL that when Thomas Edison was on his death bed, Henry Ford reportedly made an odd request for his ailing friend and asked Edison's son Charles to collect Edison's last breath and later 8 test tubes were discovered apparently with 'his last breath'.
v5rr TIL Chef Boyardee of canned Ravioli fame was awarded both the Gold Star order of excellence from the US War Dept. & the Order of Lenin from Russia for supplying rations to allied troops during WWII
D1X5e TIL Research: staying at home with kids is harder than going to work. The study included about 1500 parents, who had different jobs. The results of the study indicated that: 31% confirmed that taking care of children at home is more difficult than going to work;
XEjER TIL Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse is the only British soldier to receive the Victoria Cross twice during WWI. Both times were for actions he committed while being wounded and under fire.
LoZr Today I learned Peter Jackson owns the movie rights to a book series about Dragons in the Napoleonic War