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TIL: "heavy metal" music's origin began with the songwriter getting a Ford Falcon

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OGPBe TIL of the 1850 shipwreck of the Jenny Lind on a South Pacific coral reef. 28 people survived for 37 days on a tiny patch of sand because a passenger created a water distillation system from salvaged cookware capable of making 25 gallons a day of freshwater.
RMRl TIL new research suggests that dolphins are second only to humans in smarts
oBVVR TIL guard geese have been used in place of guard dogs because they have excellent eyesight, are "watchful and inquisitive", and have with strong territorial instincts.
VMAZZ TIL a Japanese train driver was so fearful of being punished over a 90 second delay he caused the train to derail killing himself and 107 others
0GvA TIL AOL still brings in $600 million a year from dial up Internet subscriptions.