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TIL A Native American member of the Republican Party became Vice President of the United States

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BrX1L TIL of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. The mysterious unsolved death of 9 hikers who tore through their tents naked in sub-0 temperatures. 7 died of hypothermia, one of a fractured skull, one female team member had her tongue and eyes missing. Offical cause of death: "unknown compelling force"
8Gw8 TIL that In the early 20th century there were approximately 4,000 carousels throughout the United States. By the 21st century that number had been reduced to 150.
kO577 TIL the Church of Scientology is classified a ‘vexatious litigant’ having abused the federal court system by using it to destroy their opponents, rather than resolve an actual dispute. Central California’s US District Court has never seen a more glaring example of bad faith litigation.
WkdY TIL The director of the Truman Show wanted to install a video camera in every theater and have the projectionist cut from the film to the video of the viewers in the cinema.
XD7Q TIL that Burger King sells a $200 burger that is made with Wagyu Beef, white truffles, Pata Negra ham and Crystal champagne onion straws. The burger is only sold once per week in London and proceeds from the sale goes to a London charity.