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TIL It’s impossible to burp in space.

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GYdaN TIL on 1958, Jimmy Wilson, a Black Alabama handyman, was sentenced to death for a $1.95 robbery
Wk4BL TIL In 2016, an 18-karat solid gold toilet named "America" was installed in an American museum where many waited in line to use it. In 2019 in the UK, it was stolen within the same month it was installed.
YpkQA TIL in 1903, two men and a pit bull made the first documented journey by automobile from San Francisco to New York using only a connection of dirt roads, cow paths, and railroad beds. The journey took 63 days, became a national sensation, and called for a system of long distance roads.
xVNjo TIL that soldiers during the Vietnan War reported seeing bigfoot like creatures, which they named "Rock Apes".
1ayOP TIL that three songs recorded by Mariah Carey in the period 1991-2 were the subject of successful plagiarism lawsuits. Other artists who have lost multiple plagiarism suits include Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Madonna and Ed Sheeran.