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TIL In the US coroners are elected by the public, a medical degree is not a requirement and often the only requirements are to be of legal age and with no criminal record. The public is not always aware of this, which leads to unqualified people getting voted in just because of party affiliation

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awL0b TIL A prequel to the film Gladiator entered development in 2001, and is still in development as of 2019
d8P69 TIL that Darth Vader’s name was partially inspired by one of George Lucas’ high school classmates, Gary Vader.
kEl1 TIL in 1986, Saddam Hussein built Iraq’s largest dam. He decided to call it “Saddam”
mMOE TIL that the deadly mosquito is actually a very weak flier (1 mph). The American Mosquito Control Association says just a fan can keep them away.
y1NJ TIL that Mount Sunflower, the highest natural point in the state of Kansas, is a site on the plains which is “virtually indistinguishable from the surrounding terrain.”