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TIL nearly 2/3 of the Hindenburg’s passengers survived the fiery wreck, and one still lives today, 80 years later.

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x65MB TIL about structural colouration. ‘Structural coloration in animals, and a few plants, is the production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible light instead of pigments…’
P1JXO TIL Herman Talmadge, outgoing Governor Ellis Arnall and Lt. Governor Melvin Thompson all claimed to be the rightful Governor of Georgia after the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge. The crisis was only resolved when the Georgia Supreme Court declared Thompson to be the sole Governor.
Q0lM TIL that the universal ‘No’ symbol is also called the 'slarcle’.
R5BBw TIL about “parasite singles,” a Japanese term for unmarried adults living with parents into their 30s for comfort. This trend contributes to delayed marriage and low birth rates. Similar terms exist globally, like Italy’s “bamboccioni” (“big spoiled babies”) or Brazil’s “Paitrocínio.”
LkXrQ TIL California is one of the states in which Free Air and Water is legally required to be given at gas stations for car and tire maintenance.