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TIL of Vozrozhdeniya Island, a piece of land that was once in the Aral Sea and home to an abandoned Soviet bioweapons research facility

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GyD1 TIL a Croatian man, Frane Selak, escaped death several times throughout the mid-1900s, including (but not limited to) falling out of an airplane, being hit by a bus, and swerving off a road and over a cliff to avoid an auto accident. In 2003, he purchased his first lottery ticket, and won.
b6JaE TIL that the word "shampoo" comes from the Indian word "champu" (hair cleansing and body massage during the daily bath) and was introduced to Britain around 1814 by an Indian businessman named Sake Dean Mahomed and his Irish wife.
R5xEQ TIL of Sir Alex Ferguson, famous Scottish manager, who guided his team to a total of 13 League titles (~65% of all seasons in the Premier League, England’s top flight soccer league, as of his retirement). Never, in his 21 year tenure, placing outside the top 3.
vPZxj TIL Ruby and Sapphire are the same mineral, Corundum, a type of Aluminum Oxide. The only difference are contaminants that give the stone its color.
Opaa TIL a study suggested playing Portal 2 is better for your brain than brain-training games like Lumosity