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TIL that over 1983-2000, 96% of US plane crash victims survived.

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a809A TIL that ww2 veteran, Matt Urban, a Medal of Honor and 7x Purple Heart recipient. Died from complications brought on by war wounds in 1995, 49 years after being medically discharged from the army
4XeOw TIL Eddie Deezen, who played a ton of movie nerds in the 70s and 80s and who's role as Eugene in Grease is considered the archetype for the movie nerd, was turned down for a role in "Revenge of the Nerds" because he was "too geeky"
d8Vl9 TIL the British WW2 Civilian Respirator gas mask had filters containing blue asbestos and arsenic. Because of this, it is recommended to wear a gas mask when handling the gas mask.
wLPZE TIL if you find an uninhabited island covered in guano you are allowed to take it for yourself in the name of the USA
awWAy TIL Canadian researchers developed an implant which restores the movement of patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who have trouble walking, freezing on the spot and falling. By electrical stimulation to the spine via the implant, the signal reawakens the feedback from legs to brain.