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TIL Hemmingway survived mortar shrapnel wounds, three car crashes, two plane crashes, anthrax, pnumonia, dysentry, and bushfire burns, before his eventual suicide

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dDvG8 TIL that in 2006 the Manually Self-Operated Butt-Kicking Machine was patented to advance the art and expand the science of butt-kicking technologies.
aZo9 TIL that comedian Tommy Cooper had a heart attack during one of his TV shows, and the audience laughed as he died on stage because they thought it was part of his act
4kN9b TIL that removal of invasive vegetation helps reduce the amount of ticks in an area.
0wXn5 TIL a Swedish man survived for 2 months snowed in in his car by eating snow and maintaining his body temperature thanks to the “igloo effect.” The snow insulating his vehicle retained the warmth and 2 months is the upper limit for the amount of time the human body can survive without food.