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TIL the inventor of the Pringles can was so proud of the design that he requested to be buried in one.

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Z8XpQ TIL cigarette butts can severely stunt the growth of plants by making the soil toxic
g5W TIL The military asked the President permission to blow up a plane full of American college students on vacation, as well as murder mothers and children in the streets of major cities through sniper attacks, to blame it on Cuba and start a war. John F. Kennedy refused
BgynD TIL Gondola, the famous boat used in Venice, was a war boat with its peculiar front used as an iron axe in naval wars to protect the Serenissima republic of Venice
Nex8 TIL that the French Government successfully infiltrated Greenpeace and sunk the Rainbow Warrior, killing one man
pY9n4 TIL The first speeding ticket was issued in the UK. In 1896 a person was caught driving 8 miles per hour in a zone where the maximum limit was 2mph.