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

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d8aE TIL that when a Komodo dragon swallows its prey whole, it may try to speed up the process by ramming the carcass against a tree to shove it down its throat.
xVeQD TIL that California produces 82% of the world’s almonds.
BrWlL TIL bottom buttons on suits are left unbuttoned because they needed to be unbuttoned while riding a horse. Meanwhile, King Edward VII was too fat for his waistcoat when he was Prince of Wales, so the Court and later everyone in the Empire unbuttoned the bottom of theirs in solidarity.
e08L4 TIL in 1955, a local Sears store in Colorado Springs, CO, had an ad stating children can call Santa on Christmas Eve. The phone number listed was misprinted, and calls were directed to NORAD; thus starting a yearly tradition
Vy80 TIL the founder of Domino’s Pizza met his wife while delivering pizza. On Valentine’s Day after their second date, he gave her a heart-shaped pizza.