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TIL Ken Griffey Jr. attempted suicide at the age of 18, right before the start of his Hall of Fame baseball career

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p8bP4 TIL a 64-year-old manager at a French defense manufacturer was gifted a ride as a passenger in a military jet but he failed to secure himself properly in the cockpit and at one point tried to to hold onto the ejector handle, accidentally activating it and ejecting himself mid-flight.
yQ76v TIL the Vietnamese revolutionary Ho Chi Mihn's political outlook was developed during his time living in America. He became influenced by the Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey and even attended several of his meetings on black nationalism.
xVelB TIL Roly polys or Pill bugs are actually crustaceans and have gills
MKJa TIL before the horse was introduced in North America, the Navajo word “łį́į́ʼ” (literally meaning “pet”) was used to refer to dogs. But when horses became the new favoured pet, łį́į́ʼ became the word for “horse”. And dogs are now refered to as “łééchąąʼí”, “shit pets”.
1ayXr TIL that there was a mysterious disease that existed in Guam. It was the leading cause of adult death between 1945 & 1956. Fruit bats were part of the local diet at the time & became extinct as a result of over hunting. A decline in fruit bat consumption led to a decline in incidence of the disease