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TIL that a woman survived being shot through the heart with a crossbow, had emergency open-heart surgery, and walked out of the hospital 10 days later.

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oBx0Y TIL For at least 15 years (2000-2015) LEGOs were/are a better investment than gold
4Xg1b TIL A maximum-security prison in Uganda has a soccer league (run and played by prisoners), with an annual soccer tournament. The tournament is taken very seriously; they have a uniforms, referees, cleats, and a 30-page constitution. The winning team gets prizes such as soap, sugar, and a goat.
RjG1 TIL that it is incredibly cruel to keep Betta fish in small containers. They naturally should live up to 5 years and the smallest recommended container is 5 gallons. The small cups they are sold and live in are what cause drastically shortened lifespans.
jNMyv TIL that a girl who was abducted at 3 saw her own face on a milk carton. It is one of very few success stories of the missing children milk carton campaign.
xVv05 TIL that in 1987, there were only 22 California Condors left on the planet. After an aggressive captive breeding and release program was implemented—where all of the birds were caught to help preserve the species—now there are 439 birds, 225 of which are in the wild.