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TIL, 146 cryogenically frozen people are buried in the desert waiting for science to resurrect them

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Y7EXP TIL that Leo Fender, who founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and designed its most recognisable guitars, did not learn how to play the guitar and did not like Rock n Roll.
8KRL TIL an identity thief stole the identity of a surgeon and while aboard a Navy destroyer was tasked with performing several life saving surgeries. He proceeded to memorize a medical textbook just before hand and all the patients survived.
LkKkp TIL the English common-law term for a Karen is a "Common Scold", and the punishment was the Ducking-stool
b9LZj TIL of Tillie Anderson; the Swedish seamstress-turned-undisputed women’s cycling champion of the 1890s, who won all but seven of her 130 races before women’s races ceased in 1902. She was inducted into the US Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2000, 35 years after her death at age 90.
rN9KW TIL that contrary to popular belief, for domestic itineraries, U.S. airlines are not required to compensate passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled.