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TIL Buddy Hollys wife upon hearing on the news of her husbands death had a miscarriage the next day leading authorities to adopt a policy in the coming months not to release victim names till their families have been informed

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LkxVP TIL of the ancient law of General Average. If a ship carrying cargo is required to jettison some of its load to save the rest, the loss of the cargo is to be shared proportionally among interest holders. First written in law in 800BC, it continues to be declared in present-day maritime emergencies.
7RVO TIL: A Simese King once fought his brother on the back of elephants in a duel to the death proclaiming “Let us fight the elephant battle for our own honors. No future kings will do what we are going to do.”
7rjMO TIL Dolly Parton hid a secret song at Dollywood that won't be released until 2045. The song, which was recorded onto a CD, is in locked box that includes a CD player, and the box won't be opened until 2045.
7xeZ TIL that James Audubon, painter and founder of the conservationist Audubon society, killed every bird he painted.
E1GrV TIL Macropinna microstoma or barreleye is a rather bizarre deep-water fish with a transparent fluid-filled head and tubular eyes located well inside the head and capped by bright green lenses which collect light. The two spots above the fish's mouth are not eyes; they are sensitive olfactory organs.