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oR17 TIL that the term “Bus” is short for “Omnibus,” which was actually a reference to “Omnes Omnibus,” which was the name of the hatter shop located next to the first bus station, which was in turn a Latin pun on the name of the owner, Omnès.
b6lR9 TIL that the common human silhouette found on many traffic/information signs is unofficially referred to as "Helvetica Man", due to its near-universal acceptance.
e0LE6 TIL that Lois Duncan, the author of I Know What You Did Last Summer, abandoned writing YA horror/thrillers (a genre she is largely responsible for popularising) after her own daughter was murdered in a still-unsolved case.
6EOxQ TIL the world record for longest stare (40 minutes, 59 seconds) was set in 2011 at an Australian staring competition. At 17 minutes, the crowd became angry. At 30 minutes, contestants said they were bored.
Y7nAG TIL of Larry Bader, Ohio salesman who went missing out on Lake Erie during a storm in 1957. 5 years later, he was found in Nebraska by relatives during an archery demonstration, with absolutely no recollection as to who he actually was.