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TIL “Liquid Death” is just water. It’s. Just. Water.

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VMJ8G TIL of a traffic light in United States that is deliberately upside down - In 1920's the Irish community at Tipperary Hill, Syracuse didn't like that the "British" red appeared above the "Irish" green on the light and kept vandalizing it until New York State was convinced to keep it green over red.
LkdG0 TIL in 1978 a Jumbo Jet bound for JFK airport with400 passengers lost an engine and was about to crash on a crowded Athens neighborhood, but Just 57 meters above ground the pilot managed to safely land on a mountain. Based on flight data gathered afterwards, the plane crashed in every simulation
PAOg TIL since most maps of the US are non-cylindrical (so flat vs. curved) Maine incorrectly appears to be the Northern most State in the lower 48. Minnesota, actually is the northern most state.
WoJY TIL camel bites can cause your bones to dissolve
vPwPr TIL that there is a sound installation in the Namibian desert that is continually playing a loop of Africa by Toto.