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TIL survivors of the USS Arizona have the option to have their ashes placed within the ship upon their passing.

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j6Lnp TIL Aristotle hypothesized that nature contains no vacuums because the denser surrounding material continuum would immediately fill the rarity of an incipient void. The hypothesis was termed horror vacui (Latin: horror of the vacuum) or plenism— commonly stated as "nature abhors a vacuum".
6kKw TIL of Melvin Milligan, who in 2000, used the regular mail to send in his winning jackpot ticket and claim a $46 million prize. He did not use certified or insured mail. When asked to comment on this decision at his news conference, he stated “I have faith in the postal service.”
WZOB TIL The biggest squid ever caught weighed an estimated 990 pounds and about 39 feet long. If calamari rings were made from the squid they would be the size of tractor tires
LQEWP TIL that despite the 20+ page menu w/250+ items, the Cheesecake Factory cooks everything on the spot (except for cheesecakes and baked desserts) by employing a sheer number of kitchen stations and line cooks and data analytics to predict demand, resulting in nearly 98% food efficiency
kJkE7 TIL On average, a person passes gas around 14 times a day. That’s roughly once every 1.5 hours!