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TIL In the original Back to the Future script, Doc’s time machine was a refrigerator strapped to the back of a pick-up truck.

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jNg8a TIL of the Cagots, a persecuted group from France and Spain. Though they were not an ethnic or religious minority, they were badly repressed. The only identifying aspect of a Cagot was that he or she was descended from Cagots.
XEvGQ TIL that in 2019, scientists observed the radioactive decay of xenon-124. Described as an "ultra-rare event", Xenon's half-life is one of the slowest observed, with a decay time more than a trillion times longer than the history of the universe.
nWo1W TIL that the creator of Rocket Raccoon is institutionalized due to brain damage from a hit and run in 1992. When Marvel made "Guardians of the Galaxy," the compensation package they offered ensured care for the rest of his life.
JYWV4 TIL Finland has ten trees for every person in the world
gMDYA TIL in 2007 a group of traders managed to lose $9 billion by first insuring mortgages that they didn't realise were very risky, and then doubting that a default rate that would make their portfolio unprofitable would be possible.