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TIL After Charles Upham’s 3rd attempt of escape from the Germans in WW2, The guard in the machinegun-tower later told other prisoners that he refrained from shooting Upham out of sheer respect

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JeBB TIL Henry Ford pursued the gasoline-powered automobile after receiving encouragement from his employer and boyhood idol, Thomas Edison.
kJwe1 TIL in 2019, a former US spy killed a British teen by driving on the wrong side of the road in the UK. She was granted diplomatic immunity, fled the UK, and never returned. It took 3 years for her to be sentenced and she received no jail time.
AAX7 TIL that while in full swing in the US during the 50s, lobotomy was already banned in many countries including the Soviet Union which deemed the procedure contrary to the principles of humanity.
DWQv TIL that one of the most common OTC decongestants is not clinically shown to be effective at decongesting you
pgOb TIL Flamingos can sleep in ponds that freeze around their legs at night, drink boiling water, and survive conditions that expose them to arsenic and poisonous gases