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TIL of the 'Pool of Death', also known as Kipu Falls in Hawaii

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R5dm6 TIL John Lennon's song "Imagine" was played at Rosalynn Carter's funeral by Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood in church. Even though lyrics say “imagine there’s no heaven”, Jimmy Carter was touched by it and said through his work in 125 countries, the song was used almost equally with national anthems
9YdbD TIL after the police chief in a small New Mexico city stepped down, the only certified member of the police department was a drug sniffing dog named Nikka
LQLdv TIL that British Airways has a “Flying with Confidence” Course that aims to help people conquer their fear of flying. It has a 98% success rate.
71RO TIL a British supercentenarian died last year. Two months before his death, he told newspapers that he drank an elixir given to him by a doctor in Mumbai before WWI and was told, “drink this and you’ll live forever.”
woja1 TIL The Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 was called Obakemono (a shape shifting monster) in Japan and Godzilla-on-wheels in Australia.