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TIL in Venezuela in 2007, a man woke up during his autopsy

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gr7k9 TIL that a Brazilian priest, as part of a fundraiser, sat in a chair tied to 1,000 balloons and sent himself up. He reached a height almost twice as high as he expected. Two weeks later he was found dead in the ocean.
BGjd TIL More than twice as many members of violent Islamist organizations have engineering degrees as have degrees in Islamic studies.
WkgOA TIL of a marine who called customer service in the middle of a firefight for help repairing his broken rifle. The weapon was firing properly again within 45 seconds.
b9kK4 TIL there was a Butt Hole Road in England but residents of Butt Hole Road had the name of the street changed to stop tourists from visiting the street
woKLW TIL: A pepperoni slicer can be both funny looking and insanely effective