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TIL legendary producer Rick Rubin held an actual funeral complete with casket and grave for the word “Def” after finding out it had been accepted into the standardized dictionary. Amongst those who attended in 1993 included Tom Petty, Flea, and Trent Reznor.

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XE0nP TIL that during his military Service, Future President George HW Bush was shot down along with 8 others when they attacked a small island called Chichi Jima. All the other pilots were cannibalized by Japanese soldiers, and Bush was only able to escape by being picked up by a submarine.
xgR1 TIL of ‘Tent City’, an Arizona jail built out of old military tents, operational since 1993
KYDaR TIL that the origin of the name of "Tank" for large armored vehicles was part of the British deception to keep them secret where they disclosed them to be simple mobile water tanks rather than a major new offensive weapon.
dDYLd TIL Blood is produced by Bone Marrows inside the bones.
LjAp TIL that it’s possible for well-educated intellectually active individuals to have Alzheimer’s and not show any of the symptoms of cognitive decline, even when the desease was progressed much and their brain is riddled with plaques and tangles. However, they still die of it.