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TIL that "death masks" (casts made of a person's face after they died) were worn by actors and paid mourners at the person's own funeral. At one funeral, 6000 people were wearing the dead person's face mask.

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XEV7k TIL Liechtenstein's flag was once identical to Haiti's, but Liechtenstein did not realize this until delegations from the two countries met at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Liechtenstein added a crown to their flag in 1937 in response.
d8EeB TIL After Lunar Module saved astronauts on Apollo 13 mission, it's company sent a bill for $312,421.24 for towing services (as a joke) to company who made malfunctioned service module, and they in response declined payment stating last 3 times they carried Lunar Module for free.
ko7d TIL that in mid-2001, FEMA declared the three likeliest, most catastrophic disasters facing the U.S. to be a hurricane in New Orleans, a massive earthquake in San Francisco, and a terrorist attack in New York City.
bKaj TIL there is estimated to be enough gold that could be mined from the worlds oceans to give every person alive nine pounds worth. The value would be worth about $150 trillion, or $21,000 a person
OG9Qg TIL the movie “30 Minutes Or Less” was ‘unintentionally’ based off a true story about the death of Pennsylvanian pizza delivery driver Brian Wells.