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TIL of the very mysterious death of Edgar Allen Poe

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b4y9 TIL that for $12,500 (slightly more than average funeral costs) you can have your remains launched into deep space
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l7Nwr TIL that "Macgyver" started off as "Hourglass," a show that was to take place in real time over an hour. However, since each episode was supposed to stand by itself, its creator thought that they couldn't make it work as a series. The same concept was later used to make "24."
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95Kp TIL that before Austria-Hungary divided and separated, their motto was “Indivisible and Inseparable”.