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TIL that six years of work by one man, underwater and in total darkness, saved Winchester Cathedral from collapse.

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Lk8eV TIL of Valentin Dikul. At 16, doctor's told him his legs won't work after sustaining a back injury. He taught himself rehabilitation, became a circus performer, and is now the head of rehab of MSK diseases in Russia. He is known for juggling his famous 80kg kettlebell
KOdZQ TIL the HGTV show House Hunters is staged and some houses featured on the show aren’t even for sale
oGQ8 TIL that Ben Johnson the Olympic sprinter was robbed of $4900 by a gang of Gypsy children. He gave chase but was unable to catch them.
nApG TIL that during the making of ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’ the Coen brothers had someone on set just to catch snakes using a golf club. When asked what to call somebody with this profession, he said 'an idiot.’
xVMGk TIL the reason we can't wake ourselves up by snoring is that a part of our brain makes us expect the snoring before it happens, so we don't get surprised or woken up when it does happen