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TIL The Sylacauga Meteorite is the first and only documented extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being. 34 year-old Ann Hodges was napping when the meteorite struck her, leaving her badly bruised.

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G047 TIL of billionaire pastor, Edir Macedo, who is accused of using $2 billion in donations intended for charity overseas from his poor followers to buy jewelry, TV stations, and other businesses for himself
ldRG TIL that Foxconn, the iPhone manufacturer, has reduced its employees from 110,000 to 50,000, thanks to the introduction of robots.
Egeed TIL a Jets player who won in Super Bowl 3 lost his super bowl ring shortly after while surfing. It was found in the ocean by a lifeguard who was snorkeling 40 years later and returned to him
9KWG TIL That contrary to popular belief, Einstein was an excellent student
xd4k TIL that North Korean fighter pilot No Kum Sok flew his MiG-15 fighter jet to South Korea in 1953 and defected. He received $100,000, as promised by Operation Moolah.