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Today I learned about a Houston resident physician who was decapitated in a terrible elevator accident in which his head was stuck inside the elevator with several horrified individuals until someone was able to come and free them.

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R7r71 TIL That Despite it consistently ranking among the lowest in GDP per capita, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has an estimated $24 trillion in untapped minerals, having 70% of the world's coltan, a third of it's cobalt, over 30% of its diamond reserves, and a tenth of its copper.
Jvj4 TIL Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon is a recovering alchoholic, was penniless, and has been married multiple times.
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0d4Zj TIL: Princess Diana is estimated to have been subjected to 70 g's during the crash that killed her and died from a torn pulmonary artery resulting from the extreme deceleration from 65 to 0 mph
XAoD TIL there is a Superhero whose sole power is being able to remove his limbs to bludgeon people