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TIL in 2014 General Motors put out cars with faulty ignition switches, which prevented airbags from being deployed, leading to the deaths of 124 people.

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XENwE TIL that Memorial Stadium at the University of Illinois has a bulldozer underneath the field. During construction of the stadium, torrential rains caused a bulldozer to sink into the mud. Being too expensive to remove, the bulldozer remains buried beneath the field as of this day
78Q8Z TIL During the Cold War the USA built a new embassy in Moscow. They knew it would be bugged - but overestimated their ability to remove them. The top floors had to be dismantled and rebuilt, the building finally opened in the year 2000
69l1Z TIL that before about 1900, audiences routinely applauded while concerts were still in progress. Composers structured pieces to invite applause at specific points, and were worried if they did not elicit an audience response
oQb8 TIL that America’s First Shopping Mall is Now Stuffed With Micro Homes: Inspired by ship construction, each of the 38 rental units—which measure from 225 to 300 square feet—includes a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and built-in storage.
mdEv TIL that over 350 documented cases of lynchings happened in California. But unlike their Southern, African American counterparts, the victims of this violence were largely Latino.