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N7n0J TIL the famous HMS Terror shipwreck was finally discovered in 2016. The sealed captain's quarters could contain undeveloped 170 year old photos from the doomed arctic expedition.
kJvN1 TIL - The Onion Futures Act is a US law banning futures contracts on onions. In 1955 two traders bought so many onions and futures they controlled 98% of the onions in Chicago. They forced growers to purchase their stock by threatening to flood the market.
0wbAy TIL of a foster father that only takes in terminally ill children
R57Gj TIL That in 2006 in a Chinese Zoo a Panda attacked a drunk man who tried to hug him. The Man defended himself by biting the panda back.
JY9yl TIL John Lennon hated his own voice and loved to double-track his records. He would often ask the producer, George Martin: "Can't you smother it with tomato ketchup or something?"