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TIL that sitting inside of a snowed-in car with the engine running can be deadly if the tailpipe is clogged with snow.

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kJAj7 TIL that despite having a population of more than 5 million, Scotland only has 8 cities
jPjn TIL singer Enrico Caruso’s voice was unique & versatile. During an opera, the basso who was to sing, whispered ‘I’ve lost my voice’. Caruso replied, 'Move your lips & I’ll sing for you’. With back turned to the audience, Caruso sang for him. The audience cheered, not knowing Caruso sang it.
8aObV TIL that scallops have jet propulsion
PYJME TIL about Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, two Swedish identical twins who in 2008 suffered from folie à deux (or "shared psychosis") in London and went on a rampage that involved assaulting police, pedestrians and eventually murder.
D1jlr TIL that the long-standing notion of late WWII 'Kamikaze' pilots as hyper-nationalist zealots was largely fiction. Many pilots were reluctantly drawn from the educated and liberal in Japan, and many expressed frustration at the futility of their nation's cause and the sanctity of the Emperor.