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TIL the meaning of the word mortgage is literally “death contract”

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DQAVD TIL the lead singer of the runaways Cherrie Currie is now a chainsaw wood artist
EBRW TIL the “Share a Coke” campaign—where Coca-Cola replaced its name on bottles with people’s first names —increased Coca-Cola’s U.S. sales by more than 2 percent and, in doing so, helped reverse more than 10 years of decline in Coke consumption in the U.S.
kBbE TIL That because of Hiroshima/Nagasaki/Cold War Testing, steel used for radioactive-sensitive purposes must be harvested from pre-WWII naval vessels: modern steel production is all tainted with radioactivity
QNQ1p TIL Press, Tap, Release is an easy, effective method to unclog your blocked nasal passage
rRlPy TIL about Veronica Seider, a German woman born with superhuman eyesight who is capable of identifying people a mile (1.6 kms) away.