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TIL the first former F1 World Champion to die of natural causes was Denny Hulme in 1992, 42 years after the inaugural F1 championship season. He suffered a massive heart attack while racing a car.

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ZpXGB TIL that "Cheech" Marin is a nickname derived from Chircharron - a fried pork rind snack
wol7o TIL in1940, Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, created a time capsule intended to preserve items for 6,000 years.Called the "Crypt of Civilization," it contains recordings of everyday sounds, copies of the Bible, scientific instruments, and more. It's scheduled to be opened in the year 8113.
mx0Bp TIL of the German word "Backpfeifengesicht", which roughly translates to "a face that cries out for a fist in it"
gGWD TIL there was an ancient Egyptian god that was depicted with the head of a frog who was called “Kek”
Eg6nP TIL Hiram Bingham wasn’t the first to rediscover Machu Picchu. Peruvian farmer and explorer Agustín Lizárraga had arrived 9 yrs earlier, leaving an inscription "A. Lizárraga 1902." Sadly, he died one year after Bingham’s arrival, and his inscription was erased by Bingham for "preservation reasons."