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TIL Since the year 1580, there have only been 660 fatal shark attacks.

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JpnB TIL that scientists created a system that can reconstruct what you have seen by scanning your brain
RAm9 TIL on 8 September 2009, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer disobeyed a direct order from a superior to pull back from his position so he could rescue wounded soldiers from a firefight a mile away. He ended up going back five times, saved the lives of 36 soldiers, and won the Medal of Honor.
wo1Y TIL Bob Dylan introduced the Beatles to drugs after he misheard the lyric “I can’t hide” as “I get high.”
GAN0E TIL San Antonio's historic Menger Hotel, constructed in 1857 and situated on the original battle grounds of the Alamo, features a ghost tour and is said to be inhabited by over 30 different spirits. The ghost of Teddy Roosevelt is known to pass through for a drink
DdlY TIL Hoeryong concentration camp in North Korea currently holds 50,000 men women and children who suffer a level of slavery, torture and experimentation comparable with the holocaust.