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TIL King Zog of Albania survived 55 assasination attempts

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YYZW TIL A German pilot accidentally landed in Wales instead of France during WW2, was taken prisoner, then almost got shot by his guard in transport when the car hit a pothole
5Wwn TIL two Frenchmen dueled each other from hot air balloons after discovering they “shared, rather too closely, a mutual acquaintance.” When a height of roughly 900 yards was achieved, the two fired shots. The first one to fire missed and was, in turn, sent to his death in a matter of seconds.
mOLP TIL that a civil jury found found that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been the victim of assassination by a conspiracy involving the Memphis police as well as federal agencies. The King family sought a mere $100 in restitution to show that they were not pursuing the case for financial gain.
a8Mbo TIL gut worms are really common, and can benefit your health.
V7gk TIL of “shifting baseline syndrome”, where large declines in ecosystems or species are masked as each subsequent generation redefines what they consider a ‘normal’ environment.