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TIL parental refusal of vaccination is child neglect

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kOG6m TIL Before Chesley Sullenberger and The Miracle on the Hudson Capt. Carlos Dardano landed a 737 on a narrow levee in New Orleans after the engines flamed out in a rainstorm in 1988. Capt. Dardano also only had one eye from when his plane was shot at during the civil war in El Salvador.
j6wdn TIL that Dean Martin, also known as "the King of Cool," bootlegged liquor, worked in a steel mill, served as a croupier in a speakeasy, and was a blackjack dealer, all before the age of 15. At 15, he turned to boxing. Out of his 12 matches, Martin said that he "won all but 11."
epVLg TIL that the Ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras was arrested, exiled, and was almost put to death for saying that the sun and moon were objects, and not gods.
GAJlQ TIL that the world’s oldest known living tree is over 9,500 years old and is located in Sweden.
XERrk TIL that from 2006 to 2020, 5,605 American service members were killed in training accidents. This represents 32% of all reported active-duty military deaths for that time period and is double the percentage of troops killed in action.