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TIL of boxing trainer Charley Goldman who turned Rocky Marciano from a rookie fighter, into an undefeated heavyweight.

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xEx5 TIL during The Battle of Shiloh, many soldier’s wounds were luminescent. Those with glowing wounds had a higher chance of survival, hence the name, “Angel Glow”.
VB148 TIL release of '13 Reasons Why' associated with 28.9% increase in youth suicide rates in the month following the shows release
OXJ4 TIL Stephen Colbert’s father and two older brothers died in a plane crash because the cockpit crew became distracted from talking while landing the plane. A few years later, the FAA created the ‘Sterile Cockpit Rule,’ prohibiting staff from engaging in non-essential conversation once below 10,000 ft
QJvOL TIL of the "subliminal message trial". The band Judas Priest were involved in a civil action that alleged they were responsible for the 1985 suicides of two young men
vPj0x TIL Simply calmly treading the water in a rip tide can return you to shore in 3 minutes, because rip currents are really whirlpools, according to an oceanography professor's study that sensors to analyze the flow of wave water. (Source: nps.edu, 2010)