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TIL when stepped on a landmine it never makes a soft “click” and explode after the pressure is lifted like in the movies. It explodes the moment you step on it.

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kJlD1 TIL that epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a rare genetic condition that causes skin to become extremely fragile and prone to blistering, led to the death of a two-month-old baby named Felix Jean.
yQv0v TIL That the name "Soccer" is actually British in origin.
78kV7 TIL:Over 50 years ago, Alan B. Shepard Jr. played a game of golf that was "out of this world." Almost 240,000 miles away from Earth, Shepard hit two golf balls on the surface of the moon.
Ypnxd TIL that even though almost all planes were grounded during 9/11, there was one non military plane flying after the FAA ordered all planes to land. This one plane was carrying snake anti venom to Florida to save a snake handler’s life after he had gotten bit by a Taipan snake
j6o5p TIL of the Daughters of Rebecca, a protest group that emerged in Wales in the early to mid 19th Century. They emerged as a reaction to increasing inequality and exploitation. Several members were transported as convicts and political prisoners to Australia.