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TIL Zippo trademarked their lighter's famous "click"

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oBZ5o TIL Vince Coleman, a railway dispatcher, sacrificed his life in order to warn an incoming train of an imminent explosion. His telegraph said "Hold up the train. Ammunition ship afire in harbor making for Pier 6 and will explode. Guess this will be my last message. Good-bye boys." He saved 300 lives.
Lkmnp TIL: Hans Asperger (after whom a type of autism is named) helped the nazis to euthanize disabled children
epmoD TIL About 'Against the Grain,' the first TV series inspired by the book 'Friday Night Lights.' Ben Affleck starred in it.
6EyAl TIL US Senate Pages are not allowed to have cell phones or use the Internet for anything besides school
4kKo6 TIL: The E-6B Doomsday plane has a 5 mile long antenna