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TIL that a family lived in the Siberian wilderness for over 40 years without human contact.

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4XEnR TIL when the structural engineer of the World Trade Center was showing the building to some of his colleagues they criticized the strength and durability of the windows he had chosen. He then ran towards a window and bounced right off, demonstrating the faith he had in his choice.
Nx51 TIL the United States contains three electrical power grids: The West, The East, and Texas
x6Q7 TIL Peanuts premiered on this day 62 years ago.
YpRKZ TIL Kurt Warner was cut from the NFL and got a job at a grocery store in Iowa. Four years later, at 27, Warner would lead the St. Louis Rams to their only Super Bowl Championship, setting several league records, as well as being the only player in history to win the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP
jNGaa TIL on 28 November 1960 the Italian Judica-Cordiglia brothers intercepted an SOS signal moving away from earth from secret Soviet Union space programs before any human had managed to get beyond the stratosphere.