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TIL April 11, 1954 was the most boring day in history.

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KODx4 TIL Bobby Leach, the 2nd person to go over Niagara falls in a barrel and survive, spent six months in the hospital recovering from his injuries. He traveled the world recounting his ordeal in vaudeville shows. Years later he slipped on an orange peel, injured his leg, and died from complications
w666 TIL A pine tree planted in 2004 in memory of former Beatle George Harrison died after being infested by beetles.
OGLe4 TIL about the uncanny valley, which describes the unsettling feeling caused by a robot or computer generated model that looks almost human but is not convincing enough to look like an actual human
oBKgo TIL On August 26, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughn described a disturbing dream to his band mates in which he witnessed his own funeral. The next day, he tragically died in a helicopter crash.
awmjy TIL that in the bible it states you must break any clay pot you find a dead lizard in.