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TIL This person's heatstroke was so bad his body temperature was at 115°F(46.1°C) which is the world record for highest body temperature

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0K1R TIL each person has a “walking signature” that can be detected by their smartphone’s accelerometer data; the signature persists even if you change phones
xVdv0 TIL That Lake Mead, the reservoir behind Hoover dam in Nevada/Arizona, hasn't been at full capacity since 1983 and as of 30 June 2021 is filled at a record low of 35%.
rRX10 TIL Eric Clapton played the guitar solo on the Beatles classic, “While my guitar gently weeps”
OGyZ1 TIL about the British post office scandal. Between 1999 and 2015 over 900 subpostmasters where prosecuted for theft and false accounting, when really it was a problem with their accounting software.
E1wYV TIL FDR was almost killed by a US warship in WWII. During a secret trans-Atlantic trip, he asked for ship demos. One accidentally fired a torpedo at FDR's ship (which moved fast enough to avoid the hit). Afterward, the destroyer was routinely greeted with the hail "Don't shoot! We're Republicans!"