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TIL George Holliday, the man who filmed Rodney King being beaten, met King only once, months later, randomly at a gas station. King thanked him for saving his life.

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wonwW TIL that French physicist Sadi Carnot, who died of cholera contracted in an asylum at age 36, had most of his belongings and papers were buried him due to his cholera. As a consequence, only a few of his writings survive.
LQDGP Today I Learned About Costa Rica‘s Cave Of Death
O5A1 TIL that consuming asparagus affects the smell of urine, but only 22% of the population have the gene to smell it
KY0L4 TIL that India's Marine Commando Force was equipped with cyanide tipped crossbows as a silenced pistol alternative until the late 1980s.
8pXK TIL that in 1962 the CIA tipped off South Africa’s intelligence service about the location of Nelson Mandela, leading to his arrest that put him in jail for 27 years