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TIL Steven Seagal is the first private citizen to destroy a nuclear weapon.

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KZRQ TIL of a Jehovah’s Witness who was temporarily incapacitated following a car accident. Her doctor transfused her with blood which saved her life, despite knowing she had signed a card requesting this not be done. Following her recovery she successfully sued the doctor for battery.
LeKr TIL Elvis Presley only ever failed one class, music.
bbQE TIL of Stanley Bender who WALKED towards enemy machine gun nests and killed their occupants after standing on a knocked out tank for 2 minutes to scout out their positions
GYdd5 TIL that Stan Lee, the co-creator of comic book characters including Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Daredevil and the X-Men which have populated a film series that has grossed more than $11bn worldwide, was a victim of elder abuse by his business manager Keya Morgan.
pYmg4 TIL: Only 58% of British homes had a refrigerator by 1970. NONE of which had a built in freezer