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TIL that Jack Daniel’s last words were, “One more drink, please”

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78GMZ TIL actress (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, Attack of the Giant Leeches) and Playboy centerfold (July 1959) Yvette Vickers died alone at home in 2010 and her mummified body was found by a neighbor in 2011.
16xwV TIL that on 11 May 1910, 260 children were left fatherless and 85 women widowed as a result of the Wellington Pit Explosion in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
vbk8 TIL: “The Indian government requires retailers to source 30 percent from small suppliers”; this is one of the reasons Walmart is having difficulty expanding in India.
9YXNp TIL about the blanket octopus, named for the sheets of thin webbing between its arms. Females can reach over 6' (1.9m) in length, while males are approximately the size of a walnut. This is the most extreme case of sexual size dimorphism found in nature.
dDLDd TIL: Santa Claus originally wore a green suit.