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TIL that US Congresswoman Jackie Speier is a survivor of the Jonestown massacre. She was shot five times by followers of cult leader Jim Jones while attempting to leave Jonestown via plane, and had to wait 22 hours for help to arrive

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N7Ax6 TIL about Charles Lightoller, a man who survived the Titanic, World War I, and then went on to help others survive Dunkirk
jXXM TIL that the rule dictating when to use “fewer” instead of “less” is completely based on the personal preference of a grammarian in the 1770s
NXVd6 TIL about Harland Fairweather, who died in April 2017, aged 97. He was survived by his mother, who died five months later at age 117.
neANr TIL when you donate at the Indigo/Chapters/Coles checkout to buy books for kids, schools that receive the money must use it to buy books ONLY from Indigo/Chapters/Coles and only at full retail price.
v1eVB TIL of the murder of Henryk Siwiak, on September 11, 2001. Shot and killed in Brooklyn, his murder is the only one recorded in NYC that day apart from the 9/11 attacks, and his death remains unsolved.