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TIL in 2004 Yale pranked Harvard into holding up “we suck” signs

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ADxVx TIL about the Heart Breaking Life of the Elephant Man who Died at Age 27 and never enjoyed life to the Fullest
wodoP TIL. IKEA has a secret code for naming its products. For example, bookcases are named after occupations, sofas are named after places in Sweden, and rugs are named after places in Denmark
aYQJ TIL body odor is worse when wearing polyester because of Micrococcus, a type of bacteria that flourishes on polyester
GXN1 TIL on August 14th, 2005 the crew of Helios Airways Flight 522 fell unconscious after cabin pressurization failed. The plane flew to its destination on autopilot and assumed a holding pattern there until a flight attendant with a commercial pilot’s license woke up and climbed into the cockpit.
8akLa TIL of The Existence of the “27 Club”, The cultural phenomenon when a popular musical artist, actor or athlete dies at the age of 27.