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TIL a Jack Russell Terrier sacrificed his life to save 5 kids from two Pit Bulls and posthumously received a PDSA Gold Medal, and a Purple Heart from a Vietnam War veteran

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EgDBd TIL an Atlanta police officer died in 2009 from atheroschlerotic coronary artery disease while having a threesome. A jury awarded $3 million to his widow, finding that his doctor was negligent in not properly diagnosing and treating his heart condition.
loP5a TIL the term "meritocracy" was coined by Michael Young in his 1958 dystopian essay "The Rise of the Meritocracy" to demonstrate the social dysfunctions he predicted arising in societies where the elites believe that they are successful entirely on the basis of merit.
j8WQ TIL that in 2013, more Americans were killed by toddlers than Terrorists
rAbe TIL Joseph Stalin was only 5'4" (160 cm) and Truman described him as “a little squirt”
jNd5E TIL that as of October 2017, Gallup polling found that only 31% of Americans identified as Democrat, only 24% identified as Republican, while 42% identified as Independent