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TIL that ~131 US WW2 veterans pass away every day.

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MeyJ8 TIL about Hayleigh Curtis, one of Cadbury's 10 taste testers. Her taste buds are so important that Cadbury got her tongue insured for 1.25 million dollars.
8aXZG TIL about “Pikuach nefesh” the principle in Jewish law that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious rule. When the life of a specific person is in danger, almost any mitzvah lo ta'aseh (command to not do an action) of the Torah becomes inapplicable.
gr8Yy TIL Canada did not have official residences for its political leaders until 1950. Laurier House in Ottawa was home to two Canadian Prime Ministers in the decades prior and served as PM Mackenzie King's unofficial office where he conducted much of the nation's business
xLxo TIL that sexy boob plate armor would actually kill the wearer.
ZeWo TIL a husband mercy shoots his wife (who was on life support because her initial suicide attempt was interrupted) then commits suicide next to her in the hospital so that their organs could be harvested to save other people.