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TIL Google purchased the domain name Gmail.com from Garfield Comics.

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5YBoQ TIL rich Ancient Romans would eat dinner from a reclined position, on a chaise lounge esque furniture they called "kline"
9wVxM TIL in 2016, Melissa Smith attempted to kill herself by shooting herself in the head. She survived, but not without a shattered skull and a wild story to tell.
D1gDr TIL about the “Tree of Ténéré” considered to be once the most isolated tree on earth until it was struck and killed in an automobile accident.
6E6Rl TIL While sliding down the pole in "Jailhouse Rock", Elvis lost the cap off of a tooth. It was discovered that he had aspirated the cap and that it had lodged in his lung. It was successfully removed by a surgeon, who parted his vocal cords to retrieve it
newed TIL Great white sharks rarely survive in captivity. Experts suspect being surrounded by glass might either confuse or overload the shark's electroreception system, which is used to sense the electrical signals given off by fish in the open ocean, not necessarily inside a glass box.