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TIL that the Euthanasia Coaster is a hypothetical steel roller coaster designed to kill its passengers "with elegance and euphoria"

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VBYlD TIL The movie "Bad Boys" was originally supposed to star Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz
d89Ld TIL mobster Al Capone, said the Lindbergh baby kidnapping was "the most outrageous thing I have ever heard of." He offered $10,000 of his own money for information leading to the return of the child.
8NXL TIL there is a term to explain why ignorant people tend to boast confidence in spite of being wrong and wiser people ofter have doubts about their knowledge : Dunning-Kruger Effect
oR1YY TIL Sperm Whales consume roughly twice as much seafood as all of humanity combined per year. With Sperm Whales (the largest toothed predators) consuming roughly 300 million tonnes per year and humans consuming about 160 million tonnes. (Further sources in comments)
OG8JL TIL the Appalachian Mountains are amongst the oldest mountains on Earth. So old, in fact, that they predate life and so they have no fossils.