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TIL of the Blood Bikes, a network of UK organisations that consist of volunteer bikers who transport donated blood, breastmilk and organs quickly between hospitals

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xkG0 TIL that 110 people once tied for second prize in the Powerball lottery. Officials suspected cheating but discovered that the winners had all used the “lucky numbers” off copies of the same fortune from fortune cookies.
e0JD4 TIL The US is the global epicenter of tornado formation with an average of 1,200 each year. It’s the result of a unique geography that allows hot, dry air from the Southwest to flow atop moist, warm, unstable surface air east of the Rockies, with cold air at the jet-stream level overtopping it all
7JAb TIL the Vietnamese dong has the dubious distinction of the second worst rate of exchange. $1 USD = $21,475 Dong
p8ZB8 TIL People have a cognitive bias where they over-estimate how noticeable their embarrassing behaviour is to others.
Preg TIL that Ric Flair’s career nearly ended in 1975, when he was in a serious plane crash. He broke his back, and was told he would never wrestle again. He returned to the ring just eight months later, and continued wrestling for 37 more years.