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TIL in 2008 a man woke up unable to breathe so he performed a self-tracheotomy with a steak knife. It was the second time he'd done it.

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gMDDA TIL the last two Jews in Afghanistan hated each other so much the Taliban had to step in and mediate, imprisoning both, but then releasing both after their "constant bickering became too annoying"
5YAvP TIL the Central High School of Philadelphia is the only high school in America that can grant Bachelor's degrees to its students.
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j79M TIL that in 1934, future president Gerald Ford threatened to quit his college football team unless his black teammate was allowed to play in a game against Georgia Tech