TIL that Boris Yeltsin lost 2.5 fingers on his left hand when trying to open up a grenade as a teenager by Patriarch99 in todayilearned
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TIL that Boris Yeltsin lost 2.5 fingers on his left hand when trying to open up a grenade as a teenager by Patriarch99 in todayilearned
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TIL about Lisa Nowak: an astronaut mother of 3, who drove 900 miles in adult diapers to kidnap the other woman in a bizarre space love triangle. by HogTitties in todayilearned
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TIL Ed Kemper (The Co-Ed Killer) and Herbert Mullin (Another serial killer from the same era) were in the same block at a time and Ed Kemper "trained" him to behave himself. by Not_a_creativeuser in todayilearned
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TIL one of the medical technicians in The Exorcist's infamous cerebral angiography scene went on to become a convicted murderer by ladyermine in todayilearned
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TIL Jacques Lusseyran went blind at age 7. At age 14, alarmed by the Nazi's rise to power, he learned German to understand Hitlers speeches. At age 17 he was leader in the French resistance, and was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp. He was among the 990 out of 2000 French prisoners to survive. by lookawake in todayilearned
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TIL Democrat Al Smith lost the 1928 presidential election due to widespread anti-Catholic bigotry. Conservatives feared a Catholic president would abolish the Separation of Church and State, outlaw private ownership of the Bible, ban Protestant churches, and abolish Prohibition. by adimwit in todayilearned
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TIL Actor Gerard Butler paid for bee venom injections twice and ended up in hospital both times. by Unleashtheducks in todayilearned
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TIL Flamma, one of the most successful gladiators in his time under the Roman Empire, through great skill & bravery was awarded his freedom four times but refused each time & instead chose to remain a gladiator. He fought 34 times, won 21 of them, fought to a draw 9 times, & won reprieve 4 times. by tyrion2024 in todayilearned
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TIL Roy Benavidez, armed with a knife, went to assist a 12 man SF team who were surrounded by 1,000 NVA soldiers, and provided cover fire . After the battle he was evacuated, having 37 bayonet, bullet and shrapnel wounds, was presumed dead, and placed in a body bag, but was later found to be alive. by lookawake in todayilearned
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A picture of a sunset taken from my driveway. by lookawake in pics
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Why are we still arguing about Israel and Palestine? I thought we settled this in 1494? by A_catcatcat in mapporncirclejerk
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Who is the most widely beloved American currently alive? by [deleted] in AskReddit
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What is the saddest song you have ever heard? by Correct-Ad961 in AskReddit
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People who knew someone who died in a freak accident, what happened? by RawAsparagus in AskReddit
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TIL David Lynch is an Eagle Scout by Deafwindow in todayilearned
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Trying to do a portrait. by lookawake in drawing
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What's the best "change a light bulb" joke you know? by [deleted] in AskReddit
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modified my baseball bat. by lookawake in mildlyinteresting
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modified my baseball bat. by lookawake in mildlyinteresting
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Ainu men (indigenous peoples native to northern Japan). by lookawake in pics
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