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TIL Kent Waldrep was paralyzed during a NCAA football game between TCU v Alabama. TCU used “student athlete” defense to avoid paying Waldrep’s medical bills and cancel his scholarship.

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ADJro It chows down at a record-setting pace, only taking 8 milliseconds to identify its prey as a tasty morsel, and only 200 milliseconds total to eat it. That’s the fastest foraging behavior of any mammal on the planet.
a8xyL TIL in 2010, the Chinese dating game show If You Are The One spawned a very popular quote, "I would rather cry in a BMW".
aGN TIL Howard Tracy Hall created the first synthetic diamond in the ‘50s. He worked for GE, who made a fortune off his work. They rewarded him with a $10 bond.
7QZ7 TIL Kevin Hines who jumped from the Golden Gate bridge survived because, as he fell toward the water, decided that he wanted to live after all, and positioned himself so he hit the water feet first. He suffered serious injuries but was kept afloat by a black seal swimming below.
GbZg TIL that astronaut Sunita Williams was the first person to run a marathon in space, finishing in 4 hours and 24 minutes on a treadmill aboard the International Space Station.