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TIL the eye sockets of the Moai statues in Esater Island used to have eyes made of coral

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pPaG TIL the reason airplane bathrooms still have ashtrays is because of an FAA decision that some people will still smoke on an airplane even though it’s not allowed, and when they do there needs to be a safe place to put their cigarette butt.
VllQ TIL the Alaskan hunter who found tragic adventurer Chris McCandless’ corpse was shot and killed by police following a car chase last week.
grMwX TIL about baseball player Wally Pipp, who, when getting a headache had to remove himself from a game. A 22-year-old named Lou Gehrig stepped in. He didn't step out for another 2,130 games. The streak ended with Gehrig taking himself out of the lineup due to a mysterious fatigue.
Eg89V TIL the origin of the term, "A1":, which comes to us from Lloyds of London's ship grading system. The letter indicates the condition of the hull; the number, the condition of the ship's equipment. A rating of A1 means the ship is seaworthy inside and out.
b6Pb4 TIL in 2011 a wolf known as OR-7 was electronically tracked migrating more than 1,000 miles "presumably in search of a mate." He became the first confirmed wild wolf in western Oregon since 1947 & the first in California since 1924. By 2015, he, a mate & their offspring were called the "Rogue Pack."