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TIL that the invention of the modern TV remote control stemmed from a dislike of commercials.

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yaZe TIL on October 14th, 1944, doomed death camp prisoners at Sobibór managed to lure numerous high ranking Nazi officers into separate workshops, on the pretext of fitting them with new boots and clothes. They then hacked their defenseless captors to death with various tools and objects, one by one.
odNL TIL that Mel Gibson advised Heath Ledger not to accept the role in Brokeback Mountain because it would “ruin his career,” and then stopped talking to him after he accepted the part.
r1P4 TIL the first stage of Saturn V was fueled by kerosene, produced 215 million horsepower, and got 5 inches to the gallon
OG09e TIL that on 6th June 2011 an unnamed woman and man in Gatineau, Canada were killed when a 200kg flying bear crashed through their windshield before passing through the rear window. The black bear also died.
N7OOb TIL: Tadpoles make use of quantum tunneling in the enzymes used to break down their tail. This explains how it’s able to do it so quickly.