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TIL Living above the third-floor drastically reduces your chances of surviving a cardiac arrest.

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4XxXo TIL that the French prime minister insisted that his cabinet watch the film La Haine (Hate)
oB4bE TIL that the Boeing 747-200 Air Force One costs $206,000 per flight hour to operate (including fuel, flight consumables, and maintenance), while a commercial 747 costs about $20,000 to $25,000 per flight hour.
VMQZG TIL that Winnie Mandela, wife of Nelson Mandela, operated private security called the Mandela United Football Club, which was responsible for kidnappings, torture, and murder, including that of a 14 year old boy. She is said to be responsible for at least 15 deaths.
n69P TIL Even though golf is the 7th most popular sport in the US, the PGA Tour has donated over $2 billion to charity. By comparison, the NFL has donated about $370 million to charity.
Yp0j7 TIL Half of academic papers are never read by anyone other than their authors, peer reviewers, and journal editors