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TIL Michael Jackson’s Pepsi accident, where his hair caught fire, occurred exactly on the middle day of his life.

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Z8agD TIL that in 2016, after 168 years of searches the infamous lost ship "Terror" was ultimately found in Terror Bay, which was named after the ship in 1910 - half a century after its disappearance. For a long time, Canada refused to look for a ship there despite numerous statements by the local tribes
xVYp1 TIL that newborn baby girls can experience a "mini-period" due to the withdrawal from their mother's estrogen
dQk8 TIL Tim Horton died at the age of 44 while attempting to drive from Toronto to Buffalo at 4AM with twice the legal Blood Alcohol Level, multiple drugs in his system, no seat-belt, and the police chasing him.
gED8 TIL On 9/11, when all transport out of the city was shut down, citizen boat owners managed to transport over 500k people from Manhattan Island in an amazing act known as the “9/11 Boatlift”
x680w TIL Kent was in 1952 the first widely popular filtered cigarette, noted for its "micronite filter" made of blue asbestos promising great health protection.