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TIL Vending Machines Kill More People Than Sharks Every Year

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N7vmQ TIL that although being a famous runaway wedding destination the Scottish town of Gretna Green has the dubious honour of holding the worst rail disaster in British History. With the precise death toll never established (but believed to be 226) those killed were mainly heading for Gallipoli.
GYZLj TIL about the Open Source Ecology project, which aims to open-source the 50 most important industrial machines of our time, allowing anyone to create a civilization starter kit.
AD4Eo TIL that American figure skater Peggy Fleming won gold at the 1968 Olympics in France, and it was the only gold won by the United States that year. It was also the first gold medal won by an American figure skater since the 1961 plane crash that killed all 18 members of the US figure skating team.
Q1oX TIL the world’s pinkest paint is available to everyone except Anish Kapoor.
VMkgZ Airbus has started testing an aircraft that can fly more than 20 hours without needing to refuel. The A350-900 XWB will go into service for Singapore Airlines next year, flying passengers between Singapore and New York City on a 19-hour trip — nearly an hour longer than the longest current flight.