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TIL Thomas Edison’s last breath is stored in a test tube

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pYoBN TIL that in ancient Rome, there was a job called a praegustator, a person who tasted food for poison before the emperor ate. It was one of the riskiest jobs in history.
B6Py TIL that, after the D-Day landings, the RAF modified some of the jettison fuel tanks on Spitfire planes to instead carry beer, as the troops were dismayed that all they could get in France was cider. The Spitfires then flew at 15,000 feet, ensuring the beer was chilled on arrival.
yV0Vv TIL immediately after the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash, 3 survivors went to a farm for help but the farmer thought they were escaped convicts and fired a shot in the air warning them to leave, but they ended up convincing him they really were in a plane crash.
lQMN TIL A web developer went viral after he Rickrolled Vine by breaking their 6 second limit by hacking their code and uploading an entire 3 minute version of Rick Astley’s immortal classic - “Never Gonna Give You Up”.
loO5A TIL many pioneers of breakdancing credit their exposure to Kung Fu from watching Bruce Lee movies, which were popular among African American audiences, with having a large influence on the improvised acrobatics and dance battles that are often associated with the dance style