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TIL that US Veterans can now choose the Hammer of Thor (Mjölnir) for their headstone emblem.

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KYNNG TIL about competitive hot air ballooning, where pilots are tested on distance, speed, and navigation with multiple tasks. Competitions occur at national, regional, international, and world levels, with World Championships every two years.
WkQZd TIL that Gina Han, whom police dubbed "the evil twin," was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison for hatching what prosecutors alleged was a plot to kill her identical twin sister Sunny. Sunny was tied and forced to sit in a bathtub. A 911 call brought police to the scene and they arrested Gina.
5VVp8 Til new hampshire is the only U.S. state that doesnt require seatbelts
LQbV9 TIL the used car dealership that berated and tried to get a pizza delivery guy fired for a $7 tip was forced to pay $450k to customers for defective and unsafe vehicles.
WkR8X TIL after the big four, the character to appear most often on Seinfeld was Ruthie Cohen