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TIL Humans and the Tyrannosaurus rex are closer on the world's timeline than the T. rex and Stegosaurus.

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XEWP8 TIL that after many tragedies in Frida Kahlo's life, such as a bus accident in which a metal rail entered her hip and exited through her vagina leaving her with pain her entire life, and having half her leg amputated, her last written words were "I joyfully await the exit and I hope never to return"
ZjPB TIL In 1922-23 the United States funded a massive famine relief effort in the Soviet Union. Thousands of kitchens fed 10.5 million Soviet citizens a day. This consequently helped stabilize the Lenin government.
0deYA TIL about the SS Wien / SS Po the only ship to have served in both World Wars and sunk in both wars. The SS Wien was originally in Austrian service but in 1918 was sunk by Italian frogmen. It was then raised in 1921 and purchased by Italy serving until 1941 when it was sunk by British Aircraft.
GYPoJ TIL that in Taiwan, it is customary for condemned prisoners to leave a NT$500-$1000 (approx 17-$33 USD) tip for their executioner.
bDN0 TIL NASA had an accident while testing spacesuits for the Apollo moon missions, and caught it on camera. The test subject was accidentally depressurized while in a vacuum chamber, and lost consciousness and experienced his own spit boiling. The team took nearly a minute to save him from the chamber.