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TIL that 150,000 people die everyday
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TIL the taunting Frenchman in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was historically accurate. John Cleese had the idea after reading in a history book about mediaeval soldiers whose sole purpose were to launch insults against enemy soldiers prior to battle.
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TIL when Volkswagen entered the US market in 1949, they only managed to sell two cars in their first year.
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TIL Frito-Lay discontinued 100% biodegradable SunChips bags due to the crinkling of the bags causing “noise complaints”
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TIL that silver fulminate is so unstable that the weight of a falling feather will cause a few milligrams to explode. It also can't be collected in larger quantities because it self-detonates under its own weight.
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TIL The NES game 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' included a real phone number that players could call and hear a recording of Jessica Rabbit offering hints. The phone line was discontinued by 1990 and reassigned to a sex hotline some time before 2010. The original recording has since been lost.