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TIL Elvis Presley actually died from an autoimmune disorder caused from multiple traumatic brain injuries

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d8Bnr TIL: Paris had a pneumatic post system, where you could send your mail through tubes until 1984!
6EOrm Today I learned that there is a Jewish "tradition" (primarily among Jewish New Yorkers) of eating Chinese food on Christmas.
A1ka TIL Rolex is run by Not for profit charities. After the money goes to employees and the Rolex family, the rest is donated to charity. Some of these charities focus on education and some focus on watch making.
xVDp7 TIL unlike most owls, pueo are active during the day and are commonly seen hovering or soaring over open areas. The species is thought to have colonized the Hawaiian Islands sometime after the arrival of Polynesians. They are very sacred to Hawaiians because they protect individuals from harm.
MBmm TIL A family outside of LA grows 6,000 lbs of food per year on 1/10th of an acre