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TIL that the inventor of the Pringles can was buried in one. His family honored his request by placing his ashes in a Pringles tube.

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dDDGB TIL starting today in the US, the new suicide and mental health hotline is 988. Goal is to make it easier for people to call for help.
loaRr TIL at the Battle of Almansa in 1707 the french army was led by an englishman, while the opposing english army was led by a frenchman.
KYymJ Today I learned that Yhprums law [Everything that can work, will work] is exact opposite to Murphy Law [Anything that can go wrong will go wrong]. Both literally and in meaning.
GAoRJ TIL that many species of sharks can be rotated in order to subdue them, thanks to a defensive mechanism known as tonic immobility.
4OwX TIL Samuel L. Jackson got rid of his stutter by developing an affinity for the word “motherfucker”