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TIL $5.60 of each plane ticket funds the TSA

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oB9lo TIL Ines Ramirez Perez is the only woman to successfully do a self C-section. Alone in her house with no medical facility near Perez took several swigs of hard liqour and cut into herself using a 6-inch blade.
0wxJM TIL Helen Keller was a co-founder of the ACLU.
9GkX TIL grape juice was invented in 1869 by Dr. Thomas Welch. Grapes ferment naturally and Welch wanted a nonalcoholic version for religious reasons.
dDXNB TIL Wendy's in Japan is colloquially referred to as "Fakkin". The company disapproves of its use because of its similarity to the pronunciation of the English word "f*cking".
gMQG8 TIL that 7-foot tall American boys have a 17% chance to play in NBA