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

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bZa TIL a roller-coaster called the “Euthanasia Coaster” was designed to kill its passengers
kONn1 TIL almost every time the General Lee jumped in the Dukes of Hazzard, the car was totaled. About 300 General Lees died while filming, generally two per episode.
J0Km TIL that the king of Siam (Thailand) offered to send Abraham Lincoln war elephants to help with the Civil War.
NyXb TIL that according to a study by the British Academy of Sound Therapy the song Weightless by Marconi Union is the most relaxing song ever
nevD9 TIL that both the King of Sweden and the King of Denmark laid claim to the title "King of the Wends" until the 1970s, but we are not quite sure who the Wends actually were or where they lived