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TIL of Waleed Khan, a 16 year old boy from Pakistan who survived being shot five times in the face at the age of 12 when 6 Taliban Militants attacked his school, killing 149 people including 132 school children.

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gMJPy TIL the best way to transport a rhino is hung upside down from a helicopter.
KODbB TIL That citizens of Monaco are not allowed to gamble at their own casinos. Only foreigners are allowed to even step foot inside of Monaco's casinos.
epZL4 TIL there's a method of divination based on the size, shape and peculiarities of a person's navel
E8Aw TIL 63% of US prison inmates are functionally illiterate
R4Wl TIL a woman on vacation heard a voice in her head telling her to return home immediately. The voices gave her an address to a hospital’s brain scan department. She found she had a brain tumor. On having it operated on, the voices told her they were happy to help her and “good bye”.