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TIL there were still three people using iron lungs in 2017, one of them permanently

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gNVA TIL in 1945 an airplane crashed into the Empire State Building, injuring elevator operator Betty Oliver. When rescuers attempted to lower her on an elevator, the cable snapped, plunging her 75 stories down. She survived the fall, and to this day holds the record for longest survived elevator fall.
d8oj TIL that according to the DoE, if subsidies are taken away Wind and Hydro are the cheapest forms of generating electricity
groJ8 TIL that there are male-only species of clams that reproduce by having their sperm fertilize the eggs of other clam species, kicking out most of the egg's DNA
x69nk TIL that in medieval Japan, women born into the bushi (warrior) class learned martial arts, and some trained in battle to protect their families and communities.
oBENL TIL on the Carol Burnett Show, they would frequently do two takes of every skit. One done as it was written, and then again with Tim Conway being allowed to include his bizarre ad-libs such as having a Hitler handpuppet sing, or telling a story about Siamese Twin elephants connected at the trunk.