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TIL a biker got a flat tire in the motorway, a man in a van stopped to help him and decided to carry the bike in the van. Minutes after departing the man suffered a stroke while driving, the biker then performed CPR following 112 instructions whilst waiting for the ambulance and saved the man’s life

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Rnl9 TIL Zach Galifianakis pays for an elderly friend’s rent and bills as well as takes her to movie premieres
womY7 TIL that the New Mexico Fish and Game department introduced several dozen South African Oryx in the 70s for novel hunting opportunities. The Oryx is now invasive in New Mexico, and there are thousands of them in the wild imbalancing ecosystems there.
WkDB9 TIL dragonflies spend several years as aquatic nymphs (one to four years), while the winged adult stage last any where from a few days to a few weeks, with six months being the exception for some species.
AD8ex TIL that Walt Disney designed Epcot to be a fully functioning city of the future with over 20,000 inhabitants. The city was to be Disney’s biggest contribution to society but he died from lung cancer before construction began. His ambitious plan was then turned into the theme park we see today.
7oJL TIL there have been 14 known fatalities in Britain from native adder bites since 1876. Recovery from a bite can take up to a year.