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TIL about Vivien Thomas, a black lab technician, who, in the 30s through the 60s, helped his surgeon partner invent heart surgery.

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neZo7 TIL if Pinocchio says “My nose will grow now”, it would cause a paradox.
jNXp TIL that a man once fought of a bear attack by himself, was buried in a shallow grave by his peers, but regained consciousness with grave wounds and Trekked 200 miles through the wilderness without equipment whilst wearing the bear’s pelt for warmth.
MgXW TIL that until 1977, the nuclear launch codes were “00000000”
XgaE TIL in 1978 a US Navy ship was attacked by an unknown species of giant squid. Nearly all of the cuts found on the ship contained remnants of sharp, curved claws found on suction cups of some squid tentacles. The claws were much larger than those of any squid that had been discovered at that time.