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TIL : The New York Times wrote an article about every single September the 11th Victim

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QJkN9 TIL of the Metz Company, where you could send in 27 dollars and receive car parts. Eventually, you'd have enough for a full car.
OGLw6 TIL that Michael Jackson's Thriller was originally called Starlight. While Jackson and Quincy Jones liked the song they thought that it could be improved upon so they sent the song writer Rod Temperton back to rework the lyrics. Thus the legendary Thriller was born.
m74v TIL there are buttons designed to do nothing so people feel like they are in control of things around them. (re-post because the other link broke)
Lkb7Z TIL that Karate isn't Japanese. "Karate" can literally be translated as "China Hand".
OVa7 TIL that according to the British Film Institute, Fawlty Towers is the best British Television program of all time.