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TIL Andy Griffith died at 7am, and was buried in his family cemetery by noon that same day.

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wLb67 TIL the Tyropean Valley was a natural feature and commercial district running centrally through ancient Jerusalem. The name translates to “Valley of the Cheesemakers”
Lk0Vm TIL A Chinese passenger attempted to open the plane's emergency door to get some air because it was "too hot and stuffy." The door fell off and the evacuation slide was activated. Similar incidents of passengers attempting to open plane doors have been described elsewhere in China.
WkMpd TIL the blue star symbol on elevators is known as the Star of Life, and means that elevator is big enough to hold a stretcher
WkNWN TIL George Clooney once gave 14 of his closest friends each $1M in cash, and even paid the taxes on it for them - with one condition: they all had to take it or none of them got it.
8ekaX TIL due to its intense graphic violence, Total Recall (1990) was originally given an X-rating. Several scenes were cut to secure an R-rating including Thumbelina stabbing Helm to death with a bowie knife, Richter's dissected arm & Quaid's ambush of the scientists upon fleeing the implant apparatus.