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TIL that ASUS is a shortened form of “Pegasus”, in order to be ranked higher on alphabetical lists.

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pE9p TIL Ewa Wisnierska, a german paraglider, was sucked up by a thunderstorm cloud to an altitude of 32,631 ft. She lost consciousness due to hypoxia for 30 minutes and landed 3,5 hours later.
Jvj4 TIL Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon is a recovering alchoholic, was penniless, and has been married multiple times.
5Y8k TIL a Roman serial killer was raped by a specially trained giraffe then torn apart by animals as a form of punishment
v14dR TIL that a German nurse was sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole after he murdered more than 85 patients because he wanted to show off his resuscitation skills and be the hero who saves them on the hospital bed
8a4Y4 TIL that certain fish skin can be grafted onto burns and diabetic wounds. The material recruits the body’s own cells and is eventually converted into living tissue.