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TIL That California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Disneyworld have a chronic issue of people spreading the ashes of their loved ones on rides. It happens at least once a month, and rides have to be shut so they can be cleaned.

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8e66b TIL Buzz Aldrin Battled Depression and Alcohol Addiction After the Moon Landing
16l5r TIL in 1893 the new town of Frostproof, FL was named as a marketing ploy to convince potential landowners the town has never had, and never would have, a frost that could destroy the large citrus-driven economy. However, only a couple of years later, a frost killed most of the citrus in Frostproof.
E1Lpx TIL that the city of Baltimore used flogging as a punishment till 1938. People were sent to the whipping post for one crime only; wife beating. This punishment was used because wife beaters often escaped conviction, as their wives simply couldn't afford to send the husband/breadwinner to jail.
GY6Gj TIL Nebraska is home to one of the top paid attractions in the USA, the Henry Doorly Zoo.
VMPd4 TIL while monkeys have the vocal cords to speak like humans do, their brains lack the wiring necessary to control their voices for precise tones. This prevents them from making the wide range of sounds necessary for speech. If their brains were wired like a human, they could theoretically talk.