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TIL Marcus Luttrell, the inspiration for the movie Lone Survivor, was a real life John Wick. Men shot and killed his service dog, Dasy, and he pursued them going over 100 mph while on the phone with police, refusing to stop, armed with two guns.

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xn10 TIL that at his death in 1937, John D. Rockefeller’s fortune accounted for more than 1.5% of the US GDP, equivalent to $250 billion in today’s money
DDNv TIL that the Gretzky brothers hold the NHL record for the most goals scored by a set of brothers, with a total of 2,861. Of which Wayne scored 2,857 and Brent scored 4.
9wQ1B TIL in December of 1996, a crime novelist was found hanged by a noose from his Chicago office window. Although officially ruled to be suicide, several items were found on him including a bulletproof vest, brass knuckles, mace and an unfinished novel that oddly contained a similar suicide scene.
ELX0 TIL that during O.J. Simpson’s 1995 verdict announcement for murder, long-distance calls declined by 58%, trading on the New York Stock Exchange decreased by 41%, water usage decreased, and there was an estimated $480 million in lost productivity due to work stopping
EeAP TIL that the 80 members of the Doolittle Raid received engraved goblets for their bravery. Anytime a raider passes, the goblet is turned upside down at their reunion. The goal was for the last 2 goblets to drink 1896 cognac, the year Doolittle was born, as of 2015 there are 3 raiders left.