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TIL at least 25,000 workers died during construction of the Panama Canal between 1881-1914. Construction was started by France and finished by the USA . The deaths are attributed to a combination of disease and injuries resulting from construction and environmental disruption.

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epNMb TIL Chrysler offered in-car record players from 1955-1959. Known as Highway Hi-Fi, the vinyl records spun at 16 RPM and ran for about 45 minutes.
Z8pVY TIL of the Seasteading Institute, dedicated to creating floating, sovereign nations in international waters.
BrAwK TIL Before he got famous on Saturday Night Live, Bill Murray portrayed Johnny Storm/Human Torch in a 1975 Fantastic Four radio show.
8aZm4 TIL JFK's maternal grandmother, Mary Josephine Hannon(1865-1964), outlived him by 10 months and never knew he was assassinated.
YQVW TIL a man robbed a bank by pretending to be a public health official and giving a fatal dose of cyanide to all 16 people in the bank under the pretense of a routine dysentery inoculation