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TIL that over 500,000 people were evacuated from Manhattan by boat on 9/11 in just 9 hours, surpassing the 330K rescued at Dunkirk during WWII, making it the largest marine evacuation in history

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0BMv TIL Bob Feller pitched a game against the White Sox on Mother’s Day 1939 with his family in attendance. One of his pitches was fouled off into the seats, into the face of his own mother right above the right eye, resulting in her needing seven stitches. Feller went on to win the game.
pYRrZ TIL that tickets to the first Superbowl cost just $12, which is approximately $106 when adjusted for inflation.
nQyG TIL hormonal birth control impacts which men women are attracted to
vQZr TIL At the age of 12 Jay Z shot his drug addicted brother over a ring that was stolen.
6EAe7 TIL when Alexander the Great died, his body didn't show signs of decomposition for six days because he actually wasn't dead yet but suffering from Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Because of this, people that time thought he was a god.