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TIL that Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to pause the Cold War in case of an alien Invasion

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AODl TIL a woman suffering an asthma attack died after 2 EMT workers told people to call 911 because they were on break
BPmb TIL that during the Civil War, the Union ignited 8,000 lbs of gunpowder, destroying a mine under the Confederate encampment, then proceeded to charge into the crater from the explosion, got stuck in said crater, and were brutally massacred due to Confederate high ground.
XG8r TIL in 2008 Monty Python decided to start their own Youtube channel. They uploaded HQ videos of their sketches which in only a few days resulted in a 16,000% increase in DVD box set sales.
N7GQM TIL that, when Lisa Kudrow was cast in Friends, it was decided to make Phoebe the twin sister of Ursula, her character in Mad About You, so that TV audiences wouldn't get confused about seeing the same actress in back-to-back shows.
n7EY TIL in 1959 the “inch” was adjusted by 2 millionths of an inch, to make it equal exactly 25.4 millimeters.