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TIL since 1940 85% of those who have attempted to break the water speed record have died in the attempt

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wXVP TIL Many Japanese Yugioh cards were modified (censored) for American versions.
oB4D8 TIL there is a road in France that can only be used twice a day, for a few hours. Then It Disappears Under 13 Feet of Water
p8LaN TIL Indonesia is the world’s largest island nation it contains thousands and thousands of islands. Indonesia has so many islands it has never been able to fully count or name them. Indonesia is embarking on an ambitious island census to count the islands and registering their names.
Vjvp TIL that ZZ Top guitarists Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, were once offered $1 million by Gillette to cut off their facial hair. They said “The prospect of seeing oneself in the mirror clean-shaven is too close to a Vincent Price film…a prospect not to be contemplated, no matter the compensation.”
4EQg TIL we shouldn’t call terrorists “Jihadists” or “Islamist” since it puts their actions in a positive light. The proper term is “hirabi”, meaning “one who commits unlawful warfare.”