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TIL Charles Drew, the inventor of the “blood bank” and pioneer of successful blood transfusions, died during a failed blood transfusion after a car accident

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WkYLB TIL Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of the famous poet Lord Byron, is widely considered to be the very first “computer programmer” based on her notes for an “Analytical Engine” written more than 150 years ago
JZym TIL that when Disneyland opened, visitors had the option of arriving by highway or skyway (helicopter). However in 1968, 12 years after Disneyland opened,the skyway ended after a crash took the lives of 23 people (20 passengers and 3 crew members), the worst civilian helicopter crash in U.S. history
aw0o9 TIL the FBI ran a 2-year investigation on a fictional anti-goth cult, Church of the Hammer, before realizing it was a parody
mvMx TIL that key members of the Bush admin leaked the name of a covert CIA operative because her husband revealed that Bush manipulated evidence to justify the invasion of Iraq.
jW7E TIL of John ‘Mad Jack’ Churchill, a British Army officer who fought throughout the Second World War armed with a longbow, bagpipes, and a basket-hilted Scottish broadsword. He holds the last recorded kill with a bow and arrow in action.