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TIL that the "unlucky man" from the Derren Brown show was struck and killed aged 48 by two vehicles outside of his butcher shop

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W74RN TIL that, following WW2, a German engineering company - JA Topf & Sons - continued in business under different names until 1996. JA Topf & Sons designed and built gas chambers and crematoria ovens for Auschwitz, Buchenwald, Dachau and other concentration camps.
yRMp TIL there is a lucky cribbage board that gets passed along from the oldest submarine in the US fleet to the next once the oldest one is decommissioned. It currently resides in a submarine launched in 1978.
XEoY6 TIL the low pressure and humidity on an airplane makes your senses of taste and smell up to 30% less effective, contributing to the poor reputation of airline food.
6AE8 TIL that tomatoes, potatoes, paprika, peppers, and eggplant are part of a family called ‘nightshade’ foods, which contain a toxin called 'solanine’ - ingested in large quantities can cause hallucinations, paralysis and death.
QNDe9 TIL about Kummakivi, a large balancing rock in Ruokolahti, Finland.